Jan. 13 - Castor seeds bold and castor oil commercial also declined due to subdued demand from shippers and soap industries.

Castor seeds bold moved down by Rs 25 per 100 kgs to Rs 3,850 from Rs 3,875 and castor oil commercial looked down by Rs 5 per 10 kgs to Rs 800 from Rs 805 previously.

In futures market, castor seeds fell owing to speculative selling following lower export enquiries.

Castor seed for March delivery resumed steady at Rs 3,715, but later drifted down to close at Rs 3,665 as compared to Rs 3,715 yesterday, showing a fall of Rs 50 per quintal.