Petrol crosses ₹86-mark in Delhi, diesel above ₹83 per litre in Mumbai
Petrol price on Tuesday crossed ₹86 per litre mark in Delhi and diesel soared above ₹76, after the rates witnessed maximum increase in the last one year. Petrol and diesel prices are revised on a daily basis in line with benchmark international price and foreign exchange rates.
According to a price notification from oil marketing companies, petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 35 paise per litre each. This took petrol price in Delhi to ₹86.05 per litre and ₹92.62 in Mumbai.
The price data showed that diesel rate rose to ₹76.23 a litre in Delhi and to ₹83.03 per litre in Mumbai. Fuel prices, which vary from state to state depending on local sales tax or Value Added Tax (VAT), are now at a record high in the nation.
