New Delhi, 25 June (NNS): The buying of black pepper reported to be sluggish even after the feeble prices, due to this, here, the prices of black pepper markara remained firm at Rs 760 per kg. Recently, the prices have gone down by Rs 10 per kg. Both the arrivals and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day in Kochi. The new stock of Sri Lanka has been started arriving, due to this, the market sentiments may affect. There is no possibility of increment in the prices during the coming one or two days.