On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, guar gum contracts for August delivery traded higher 0.85 per cent, or Rs 47, at Rs 5,558 per five quintal with an open interest of 39,650 lots.
Likewise, the contracts for delivery in September went up by Rs 60, or 1.08 per cent, to Rs 5,615 per five quintal as open interest stood at 4,675 lots.
Analysts said after tracking firm physical market trend, traders raised their bets which led to the rise in guar gum prices. SRS RUJ RUJ