Brent crude trading at $77.35/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 0.53 per cent to Rs6,048 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil went marginally higher at $72.33 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading up 0.19 per cent at $77.35 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for December delivery fell Rs32 or 0.53 per cent to Rs6,048 per barrel with a business volume of 14,249 lots.