 "Crude oil down 0.4% on weak Asian cues")
Crude oil futures prices today fell by 0.43% to Rs 6,085 per barrel, as speculators trimmed positions, tracking a weakening trend in the Asian trade on profit-taking.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil prices for delivery in July shed Rs 26, or 0.43%, to Rs 6,085 per barrel in 3,241 lots.
Likewise, oil prices for August delivery moved down by Rs 26, or 0.42% to Rs 6,092 per barrel in 692 lots.
Meanwhile, crude oil prices for August delivery down 8% to $101.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after ending at its highest level yesterday since May last year.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil prices for delivery in July shed Rs 26, or 0.43%, to Rs 6,085 per barrel in 3,241 lots.
Likewise, oil prices for August delivery moved down by Rs 26, or 0.42% to Rs 6,092 per barrel in 692 lots.
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Meanwhile, crude oil prices for August delivery down 8% to $101.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after ending at its highest level yesterday since May last year.