Brent crude trading at $77.56/bbl

Crude oil futures on Monday declined 0.25 per cent to Rs 6,015 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded 0.15 per cent higher at $72.39 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 0.30 per cent down at $77.56 per barrel in New York.

On MCX, crude oil for February delivery fell Rs 15 or 0.25 per cent to Rs 6,015 per barrel with a business volume of 13,757 lots.