NEW DELHI : Amid a slump in crude oil rates, state-run fuel retailers today cut the price of petrol and diesel for the second consecutive day today. Petrol price is cheaper by 22 paise a litre while the drop in diesel price has been higher at 25 paise. Yesterday, petrol price was cut by 17 paise while diesel price by 19 paise.
In New Delhi, a litre of petrol today costs ₹74.43 and diesel ₹67.61. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol comes at a price of ₹80.03 a litre and diesel ₹70.88 a litre. If you are in Bengaluru, you will have to pay ₹76.92 for petrol and ₹69.86 for diesel. In Chennai, petrol costs ₹77.31 and diesel ₹71.43. Those in Hyderabad will have to pay ₹79.14 for petrol and ₹73.72 for diesel. In Gurgaon, you pay ₹74 for petrol and ₹66.65 for diesel.
Fuel prices, which have been on a declining trend since January 12, have fallen by around ₹1.5 a litre each during the period.
