NEW DELHI : Even as crude oil rates have softened to multi-year lows, the price of both petrol and diesel have touched to record high levels. Following nine days of successive price hikes, fuel rates are now at their highest level in more than a year. The price of petrol was hiked by 46 paise a litre today while that of diesel by 59 paise a litre today.
Since June 7, when oil firms resumed daily revision of fuel prices following an 82-day-long break during lockdown, petrol price has gone up by ₹4.98 a litre and diesel price is up by ₹5.23 a litre.
Latest petrol, diesel prices in top cities:
New Delhi: Petrol ₹76.26 Diesel ₹74.62
Gurgaon: Petrol ₹75.05. Diesel ₹67.45