Castor seed prices spurted by Rs 84 to Rs 4,493 per quintal in futures trade today as investors accumulated exposures backed up by positive physical market sentiments.
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange platform, castor seed delivery for the most traded second contract August shot up by Rs 84 or 1.91 per cent to Rs 4,493 per quintal, with an open interest of 1,17,630 lots.