Brent Crude Trading At $75.13/Bbl

Crude oil prices on Wednesday increased Rs7 to Rs5,990 per barrel in futures trade as participants widened their positions following a firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for October delivery traded higher Rs7 or 0.12 per cent at Rs5,990 per barrel in 13,055 lots. Analysts said raising of bets by participants kept crude oil prices higher in futures trade.