Crude oil futures eased by 0.29 per cent to Rs 6,135 per barrel today in line with a mixed trend in Asian trade.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for delivery in January fell Rs 18, or 0.29 per cent, to Rs 6,135 per barrel, with a business volume of 725 lots.
Oil prices for February contracts moved down by Rs 17, or 0.27 per cent to Rs 6,177 per barrel, with a business volume of 12 lots.
Marketmen said the fall in crude oil futures prices was mostly in line with a mixed trend in Asian trade as dealers engaged in profit-taking with a lack of leads to spur fresh market movement.
Meanwhile, crude oil for delivery in February was down by 24 cents to USD 98.67 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent North Sea crude for February rose 8 cents to USD 111.64.
