Brent crude trading at $81.71/bbl

Crude oil futures declined 0.1 per cent to Rs6,307 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil traded 0.07 per cent higher at $75.90 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading 1.40 per cent down at $81.71 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for February delivery fell Rs6 or 0.1 per cent to Rs6,307 per barrel with a business volume of 8,456 lots.