Brent crude trading at $86.82/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 0.81 per cent to Rs 6,878 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded 0.68 per cent lower at $82.22 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 0.54 per cent lower at $86.82 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for April delivery fell Rs56 or 0.81 per cent to Rs6,878 per barrel with a business volume of 2,558 lots.