Brent Crude Trading At $71.82/Bbl

Crude oil futures decreased Rs43 to Rs5,782 per barrel in futures trade as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. On MCX, crude oil for January delivery traded lower by Rs43 or 0.74 per cent at Rs5,782 per barrel in 5,567 lots.

Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading 0.53 per cent lower at $68.01 per barrel while Brent crude was trading 0.44 lower at $71.82 per barrel in New York.