據PTI8月6日新德里報道，因需求低迷，市場參與者縮減持倉，原油期貨周三下跌1.19%，至每桶2895盧比。在大宗商品交易所，6月交割的原油下跌35盧比，跌幅1.19%，至每桶2895盧比，交易量為4721手。

7月交割的原油報價下跌26盧比，跌幅0.88%，至每桶2932盧比，持倉量為1137手。

不過，西德克薩斯中質原油交易價格上漲0.08%，至每桶38.41美元。

布倫特原油在紐約的交易價格上漲0.44%，至每桶41.14美元。

沈韓曄 摘譯自 PTI

原文如下：

Crude oil futures decline on low demand

Crude oil futures on Wednesday dropped 1.19 per cent to Rs 2,895 per barrel as participants trimmed their positions on low demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for June delivery fell by Rs 35, or 1.19 per cent, to Rs 2,895 per barrel with a business volume of 4,721 lots.

Crude oil for July delivery was quoting lower by Rs 26, or 0.88 per cent, at Rs 2,932 per barrel with an open interest of 1,137 lots.

However, West Texas Intermediate crude oil was trading up by 0.08 percent at USD 38.41 per barrel.

Brent crude was trading 0.44 percent higher at USD 41.14 per barrel in New York.