Brent crude trading at $69.40/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 1.29 per cent to Rs5,811 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading 1.34 per cent up at $69.40 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 1.14 per cent up at $72.91 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for October delivery fell Rs76 or 1.29 per cent to Rs5,811 per barrel with a business volume of 5,210 lots.