Brent crude trading at $76.26/bbl

Crude oil futures on Tuesday declined by 0.78 per cent to Rs 5,962 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand.

Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was trading 0.98 per cent lower at $72.44 per barrel, and Brent crude was down by 0.97 per cent to $76.26 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for May delivery fell by Rs 47 or 0.78 per cent to Rs 5,962 per barrel with a business volume of 13,156 lots.