Mentha oil had climbed 0.16 per cent to settle at Rs 958.90 per kilogram in the previous session.

Kedia recommends buying mentha oil around Rs 950 for a target of Rs 965 by the end of this week with a stop loss at Rs 940.

Stocks of mentha oil at MCX-accredited warehouse declined to 77,799.35 kg by February 11 against 88,601.70 kg a week earlier.

Speculators are avoiding fresh long positions in mentha oil futures due to weak demand.

Speculators are avoiding fresh positions in mentha oil in the spot market.

Mentha has formed a ‘bearish’ candle while August futures are consolidating in the Rs 1,290-1,315 range.

Mentha oil September future is still looking weak on the daily chart and it is sustaining below the 20-day moving average on the daily char...

Speculators raised bets on mentha futures, driven by some demand from consuming industries at the spot market.

MCX Mentha oil was at Rs 1,258.40 per kg, down by Rs 6.30, or 0.50 per cent.

Mentha oil has been under pressure as the demand has been muted for the last few months.

Around 11:35 am, MCX Mentha oil was at Rs 1,233 per kg, down by Rs 14.20, or 1.14%.

By the end of this month, mentha oil prices may slip to Rs 1,625 in spot market.

MCX Mentha Oil prices were hovering at Rs 1,796.50 per kg at around 11 am, down 0.91 per cent against its previous close.

MCX Mentha Oil futures were lower by 0.50 per cent, or Rs 8.60, at Rs 1,714 per kg at around 10.50 am.

MCX Mentha futures firmed up by Rs 10.80, or 0.70 per cent, at Rs 1,562.60 at around 10.44 am.

A large number of small and marginal farmers from UP, Himachal, Haryana and other places sowed mentha in Jan, encouraged by the prices of i...

Rising export demand for mentha oil, powder and crystals has led to a 15% rise in mentha prices, a key ingredient in the pharmaceutical, co...