The assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent closure of markets in Pakistan following the eruption of violence upset Pakistani buying at the year-end auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA).

Pakistani buyers picked up blacker leaf grades on Thursday, but were sceptical to operate intensively on Friday at the dust auctions following news of the disturbance in business in the different parts of that country.

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Posted: 12|31|07 at 10:36 am. Filed under: Asia.