Brent crude trading at $79.44/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 0.11 per cent to Rs6,346 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil remained flat at $75.53 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 0.14 per cent up at $79.44 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for September delivery fell Rs7 or 0.11 per cent to Rs6,346 per barrel with a business volume of 7,154 lots.