New Delhi, 09 September (NNS): The sale of red chilli reported to be sluggish at the higher prices. As a result, here, the prices of red chilli 334 no. remained firm at Rs 16000 per quintal. Recently, the prices have gone up by Rs 500 per quintal. There were around 50000/55000 bags of red chilli reported to arrive in Guntur and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day. The market sentiments may affect because of the higher prices than the normal level. There is no possibility of long uptrend in the spot red chilli prices during the coming days.