Wheat futures down on record output hopes

Besides higher supplies in the physical market, reduced demand from flour mills also kept pressure on the wheat prices at futures trade here.

At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, wheat for delivery in December fell by Rs 6, or 0.38 per cent, to Rs 1,594 per quintal, with an open interest of 10,170 lots.

Likewise, the wheat for delivery in December shed Rs 2, or 0.13 per cent, to Rs 1,585 per quintal, with an open interest of 13,710 lots.

Marketmen attributed the fall in wheat futures to increased supplies in the spot market amid reports that the country's wheat production is likely to touch a new record this year as improved soil moisture due to late monsoon rains and early winter would boost crop prospects.