Oil marketing companies (OMCs) kept fuel prices unchanged across the country on Friday, after slashing rates for two straight days on March 24 and 25. On Thursday, the price of 1 litre of petrol was reduced by 21 paise while the corresponding figure for an equal quantity of diesel was 20 paise.
Hence, with rates kept unchanged on Friday, both petrol and diesel are retailing at price per litre from the day before. In Delhi, a litre of petrol and diesel costs ₹90.78 and ₹81.10 respectively. In Mumbai, where fuel rates are the highest among the four metros, petrol is at ₹97.19 per litre while for a litre of diesel one will have to shell out ₹88.20. In Chennai and Kolkata, 1 litre of petrol is at ₹92.77 and 90.98 respectively, while an equal quantity of diesel comes at ₹86.10 and ₹83.98.
