Brent crude trading at $80.57/bbl

Crude oil futures on Monday declined by 0.14 per cent to Rs6,289 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. Globally, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was trading 0.71 per cent lower at $76.52 per barrel, and Brent crude was down 0.62 per cent to $80.57 per barrel in New York. On MCX, crude oil for August delivery fell Rs9 or 0.14 per cent to Rs6,289 per barrel with a business volume of 7,598 lots.