Brent crude trading at $76.35/bbl

Crude oil futures declined by 0.68 per cent to Rs5,995 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was trading 0.69 per cent lower at $72.17 per barrel, and Brent crude was down 0.93 per cent to $76.35 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for June delivery fell Rs41 or 0.68 per cent to Rs5,995 per barrel with a business volume of 10,531 lots.