If you want the Min, try

=$C1=MIN(IF($A$1:$A$10=$A1,$C$1:$C$10))


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Bob Phillips

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"TUNGANA KURMA RAJU" wrote in
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Bob,This gave me highest bid price,I want lowest bid price.I changed the
formula with MIN but it is not giving desired results.

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

=$C1=MAX(INDEX(($A$1:$A$1000=$A1)*$C$1:$C$1000,0))

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Bob Phillips

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"TUNGANA KURMA RAJU" wrote
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I have range A2:C10000 as
item--------------Supplier----------Price
col A---------------Col B------------Col C
pen ----------------Abb ------------1.90
pen ----------------Cad ------------2.00
pen ----------------Ham -----------1.95
Book---------------Cad -------------3.20
Book----------------Ham -----------4.50
Book ---------------Abb -----------3.50
Book ---------------Jal ------------3.10
Ink ----------------Abb------------21.50
Ink -----------------Bom-----------21.00
What formula is to be used in Conditional format to get lowest bid
price
of
each item and the supplier(Col B & Col C) .