Diesel rises for 6th day straight, tops Rs 100 in Gandhinagar, Leh
Diesel prices crossed the Rs 100-a-litre-mark in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar as well as Leh on Sunday, with fuel prices being hiked once more in sync with firming international oil prices.
According to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers, petrol price saw a hike of 30 paise per litre while diesel saw an increase of 35 paise in prices.
Sunday was the sixth straight day of price hike, pushing fuel rates across several parts of the country to a new high.
In the national Capital, the price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 104.14 a litre, while in Mumbai it reached Rs 110.12 per litre, the notification showed. In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 100.66 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 92.82.
