Brent Crude Trading At $72.03/Bbl

Crude oil futures declined 1.61 per cent to Rs5,747 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. On MCX, crude oil for October delivery fell Rs94 or 1.61 per cent to Rs5,747 per barrel with a business volume of 17,714 lots. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was trading 2.01 per cent lower at $68.29 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 1.95 per cent down at $72.03 per barrel in New York.