Petrol, diesel price today: The two fuels now cost almost the same in Delhi
NEW DELHI : Petrol and diesel prices were increased all over India for the 17th consecutive day today. Petrol has become costlier by 20 paise a litre while diesel rate touched new all-time high after a 55 paise hike. Overall, petrol price has gone up by ₹8.5 a litre while that of diesel has increased by a higher margin of ₹10.01 in the current spate of daily rate hikes.
In Delhi, the price of diesel has increased so much now that it is almost equivalent to that of petrol in Delhi. Buying a litre of petrol would cost you ₹79.76 while diesel costs ₹79.40, a narrow gap of just 36 paise. Due to a difference in international benchmark rates, petrol usually costs anywhere between ₹5-8 more than diesel, used widely by the industry and goods transporters.
