Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the fifth consecutive day across the nation on Sunday. The latest increase that follows the hike in international oil prices has pushed fuel prices across the nation to their new high.
With a hike of ₹0.35, the price of petrol increased to ₹107.59 per litre in the national capital while the price of diesel went up to ₹96.32 per litre with an increase of 35 paisa, too.
In Mumbai, the prices of petrol and diesel for each litre stood at ₹113.46 and ₹104.38, respectively. In Kolkata, petrol costs ₹108.11 while a litre of diesel fetches ₹99.43. Meanwhile,iIn Chennai, the price of petrol is now ₹104.52 and that of diesel is ₹100.59.