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MUMBAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Indian sugar futures were steady
on Friday as traders waited for an announcement on the quota of
white sugar millers can sell in the open market in January.
"Market has discounted last week's news of the subsidy. Now it
is waiting for fresh triggers, like the January quota," said Lopa
Sanghvi, an analyst with Anand Rathi Commodities Ltd.
India said last week subsidies for sugar exporters, which
currently run until April, could be extended for another year.
Sugar trading in India is controlled by the government, which
sets a monthly quota millers can sell with no price restrictions.
The quota for December was 1.3 million tonnes. The government
usually announces the amount in the last week of the month.
Following are the closing prices of sugar futures in rupee
per 100 kg on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange
<0#NSM:>:
Contract Reuters Code Closing Price Change in %
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Jan <NSMF8> 1,338 -0.37
Feb <NSMG8> 1,360 0.29
(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Mark Williams &
Prem Udayabhanu)
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Keywords: INDIA SUGAR FUTURES/