Crude oil futures prices today fell further by 0.22% to Rs 6,388 per barrel, as participants indulged in reducing positions, tracking a weak trend in the Asian region.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for delivery in October fell by Rs 14 or 0.22%, to Rs 6,388 per barrel in 1,647 lots.
In a likewise manner, oil for November moved down by Rs 12, or 0.19%, to Rs 6,408 per barrel in 100 lots.
Analysts said fall in crude oil futures was attributed to a weak trend in Asian trade after the United States and Russia agreed a draft UN Security Council resolution on destroying Syria's chemical arms.
Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for November delivery eased 32 cents to $102.791 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in mid-morning trade today.
