* London Brent crude lower at $43.96 a barrel LCOc1
* U.S. wholesale inventories for Jan at 1400 GMT [MI/DIARY]
MUMBAI, March 10 (Reuters) - India gold prices eased Tuesday amid quiet demand as most banks, the primary sellers of gold, were closed for a public holiday, traders said.
"Trade is lacklustre as banks are closed," said Haresh Acharya, head of the bullion desk with Parker Agrochem Exports in Ahmedabad.
"Banks are closed and we will get a better picture only on Thursday," said Mayank Khemka, managing director of Khemka International in Delhi.
"There are more sellers than buyers," said Acharya, adding there is heavy selling of scrap."
The benchmark April contract MAUJ9 was 0.61 percent lower at 15,198 per 10 grams at 1:44 p.m.
Traders said there was a disparity of about 450 rupees betweem bank and local gold on Monday.
Following were prices in rupees on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. at 1:56 p.m. <0#MAU:>:
