MUMBAI: Petrol price in Maharashtra once again crossed the Rs 80 mark with the price in Parbhani hitting Rs 80.06 a litre on Sunday. Diesel also crossed the Rs 70 mark.
The petrol rate in Mumbai was Rs 78.03, while diesel price was Rs 70.76 per litre. The price of petrol in Nanded and Nandurbar were Rs 79.89 and Rs 79.27, while diesel rates were Rs 71.46 and Rs 72.02 per litre.
Rise in prices is due to fluctuation in international crude oil prices and the value of rupee vis-a-vis the dollar.
The highest price of petrol in Mumbai was on October 4 when it had peaked to Rs 91.34 a litre.
The price of diesel too had shot to an all-time high of Rs 80.10 a litre on October 4.
