Brent crude trading at $77.04/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 0.17 per cent to Rs5,997 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand.

Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded 0.17 per cent lower at $71.65 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading down 0.14 per cent at $77.04 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for January delivery fell Rs10 or 0.17 per cent to Rs5,997 per barrel with a business volume of 14,868 lots.