CTC:

• DEMAND - FAIR.

• LEVELS FOR ALL ASSAM'S & CACHAR'S WERE EASIER AND WITNESSED FAIR WITHDRAWALS. GOOD & BETTER MEDIUM DOOARS WERE BARELY STEADY AND AT TIMES TENDED LOWER, PLAINER SORTS MAINTAINED LAST WEEK'S PRICES.

• DUST FOLLOWED A SIMILAR TREND WITH A STEEPER DROP AS COMPARED TO LEAF, PARTICULARLY FOR THE GOOD/BEST SORTS.

• MAJOR BLENDERS MAINSTAY, WITH SUPPORT FROM WI, EXPORTERS AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE TRADE.

ORTHODOX:

• GOOD DEMAND.

• CLEAN, WELL MADE SORTS WERE AROUND LAST. REMAINDER IRREGULAR AND AT TIMES LOWER FOLLOWING QUALITY.

• CLEANER SECONDARIES AND LEAFIER FANNINGS CONTINUED TO BE READILY ABSORBED.

• EXPORTERS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND CIS OPERATED WITH SELECTIVE ENQUIRY FROM HUL.