Petrol, diesel price touch 2-year high today. Check latest rates
Petrol price was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise today. After the hike, petrol price in Delhi rose to ₹83.41 per litre from ₹83.13. Diesel rates went up from ₹73.32 to ₹73.61 per litre, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies.
This is the fifth straight day of price hike and the 14th increase in rates since November 20 when oil companies resumed daily price revision after nearly two-month hiatus.
Rates crossed ₹90-mark for petrol and ₹80 in case of diesel in Mumbai. In Mumbai, the petrol price was raised to ₹90.05 per litre from ₹89.78, while diesel rates went up from ₹79.93 to ₹80.23.
