Crude oil futures traded higher on Wednesday morning following reports of separate attacks on ships by the Houthis and the US forces in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Strait of Hormuz, respectively. At 10.01 am on Wednesday, October Brent oil futures were at $89.69, up by 0.88 per cent, and September crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $83.99, up by 0.95 per cent. August crude oil futures were trading at ₹8021 on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) during the initial hour of trading on Wednesday against the previous close of ₹7940, up by 1.02 per cent, and September futures were trading at ₹7911 against the previous close of ₹7844, up by 0.85 per cent. August zinc futures were trading at ₹395.40 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Wednesday against the previous close of ₹393.35, up by 0.52 per cent. August guarseed futures were trading at ₹6092 on NCDEX in the initial hour of trading on Wednesday against the previous close of ₹6073, up by 0.31 per cent.