Mentha oil futures jumped over 2 per cent during morning trade in the domestic market on Monday as investors and speculators extended their positions in the agri-commodity amid rise in physical demand for mentha oil from major consuming industries in the domestic spot market. Further, building up of fresh bets by traders in the spot market was led by a surge in physical demand for mentha oil from consuming industries at the domestic spot market against insufficient stocks position on restricted supplies from producing regions, supported mentha oil prices at futures trade.

At the MCX, mentha oil futures for May 2017 contract is trading at Rs 1,026.30 per kg, up by 2.49 per cent, after opening at Rs 1018.90, against the previous closing price of Rs 1001.40. It touched the intra-day high of Rs 1031.40.

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