Petrol, diesel prices cheaper by ₹3 since January peak. Know latest rates
NEW DELHI : As the crude oil rate slumped below $55 a barrel from a peak of $70 a barrel, petrol and diesel prices have fallen by around ₹3 a litre during the period. Fuel rates started falling in India since January 12 after hitting this year’s high a day before. On 11 January, petrol retailed at ₹76.01 in New Delhi and diesel ₹69.17. Since then, petrol price has fallen by ₹2.97 paise a litre and diesel price by ₹3.08.
State-run fuel retailers, however, chose not to decrease the price today after five days of consecutive rate cuts.
In New Delhi, a litre of petrol today costs ₹73.04 and diesel ₹66.09. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol comes at a price of ₹78.69 a litre and diesel ₹69.27 a litre. If you are in Bengaluru, you will have to pay ₹75.52 for petrol and ₹68.32 for diesel.
