Brent Crude Trading At $70.81/Bbl

Crude oil futures fell Rs4 to Rs6,004 per barrel in futures trade as participants trimmed their posi-tions on low demand.

Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading 0.14 per cent higher at $70.81 per barrel while Brent crude was trading 0.23 per cent lower at $74.08 lower per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for January delivery traded lower by Rs4 or 0.07 per cent at Rs6,004 per barrel in 7,954 lots.