Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.48% or 0.34 to $70.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.37% or 0.27 to hit $73.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 12.85 to trade at $2,510.15 a troy ounce.