Crude oil futures declined 0.43 per cent to Rs 6,016 per barrel today in line with a mixed trend in Asian trade.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for delivery in December shed Rs 26 or 0.43 per cent to Rs 6,016 per barrel with a business volume of 1,162 lots.
Similarly, crude oil for January delivery moved down by Rs 23 or 0.38 per cent to Rs 6,070 per barrel with a business volume of 116 lots.
Marketmen said the fall in crude oil futures prices was mostly in line with a mixed trend in Asian trade as dealers were worried about an oversupply in West Asian crude, which could push down prices along with increasing US shale oil production.
Meanwhile, crude oil for delivery in January was up 21 cents at $97.41 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent North Sea crude for January eased 19 cents to $111.69.
