Brent crude trading lower at $76.57/bbl

Crude oil futures on Thursday declined by 0.72 per cent to Rs5,910 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was trading 0.70 per cent lower at $72.02 per barrel, and Brent crude was down by 0.71 per cent to $76.57 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for July delivery fell by Rs43 or 0.72 per cent to Rs5,910 per barrel with a business volume of 7,949 lots.