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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.
The trading sentiment eased at futures trade as crude oil prices declined in Asian trade largely on profit-taking, but remained concerned about the political turmoil in Egypt, analysts said.
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.
