NEW DELHI : As Brent crude futures continued to hover around $52 a barrel, petrol and diesel prices were cut today after a day of no change in rates. Petrol price was cut by 15 paise a litre and diesel by 9 paise a litre today.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol is priced at ₹71.29 per litre and diesel at ₹63.94 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is selling at ₹76.98 per litre and diesel at ₹66.96 per litre. In Chennai, a litre of petrol will cost ₹74.07 per litre whereas diesel is now priced at ₹67.47 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol is now selling at ₹73.73 and diesel at ₹66.12. In Hyderabad, petrol pumps will charge ₹75.78 for petrol and ₹69.62 for diesel.
Fuel rates are now at an 8-9 month low in India as crude oil prices have fallen by more than 20% since its January 2020 peak.
