New Delhi, 09 September (NNS): The trading activities reported to be sluggish in turmeric. The prices of turmeric Erode gatha asitis remained at Rs 18500 per quintal. During the previous day, the prices have gone down by Rs 200 per quintal. The arrivals of turmeric reported to be around 3500 bags in Erode and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day. The active contract prices went up by Rs 238 or 1.17 percent to Rs 20540 per quintal because of the increased speculative buying, due to this, the market sentiments may affect. There is no possibility of uptrend in the spot turmeric prices during the coming days.