Brent crude trading at $76.97/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 1.02 per cent to Rs 6,127 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded 0.66 per cent lower at $73.88 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 0.89 per cent down at $76.97 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for September delivery fell Rs 63 or 1.02 per cent to Rs6,127 per barrel with a business volume of 7,903 lots.