Crude oil futures prices rose by 0.66% to Rs 5,025 per barrel today as speculators created fresh positions amid a firm trend in Asia.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the January contract gained Rs 33, or 0.66%, to Rs 5,025 per barrel, with a business turnover of 8,575 lots.
The February contract moved up by Rs 31, or 0.61%, to Rs 5,076 per barrel, with a business volume of 1,258 lots.
Marketmen say a firming trend in Asia on hopes of a last-minute deal to avert the US fiscal cliff pulled up the crude oil prices.
Meanwhile, the February contract advanced by 42% to $ 91.29 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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