原油期货因需求低迷而下跌

据PTI8月6日新德里报道，因需求低迷，市场参与者缩减持仓，原油期货周三下跌1.19%，至每桶2895卢比。在大宗商品交易所，6月交割的原油下跌35卢比，跌幅1.19%，至每桶2895卢比，交易量为4721手。

7月交割的原油报价下跌26卢比，跌幅0.88%，至每桶2932卢比，持仓量为1137手。

不过，西德克萨斯中质原油交易价格上涨0.08%，至每桶38.41美元。

布伦特原油在纽约的交易价格上涨0.44%，至每桶41.14美元。

沈韩晔 摘译自 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.