Diesel price rose by more than Re 1 this month, petrol price dropped. Check latest rates
NEW DELHI : State-run fuel retailers increased the price of diesel for the sixth consecutive day today while that of petrol has been left untouched for the last seven days. Diesel became costlier by 5-6 paise today. While the price of diesel increased by ₹1.21 this month, the price of petrol dropped by 28 paise in December. November was the opposite as diesel rates had then been either declining or stable even as petrol rates went up. As a result, the price gap between the two automobile fuels had been narrowing down.
In New Delhi, a litre of petrol today costs ₹74.63 and diesel ₹66.99. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol costs ₹80.29 a litre and diesel ₹70.28 a litre. If you are in Bengaluru, you pay ₹77.18 for petrol and ₹69.27 for diesel.
In Chennai, petrol costs ₹77.58 for petrol and ₹70.82 for diesel. Those in Hyderabad will have to pay ₹74.92 for petrol and ₹73.10 for diesel. In Gurgaon, you pay ₹74.20 for petrol and ₹66.16 for diesel.
