The price of diesel hit a record high on Sunday after state-run oil marketing companies raised its rate by 60 paise per litre and that of petrol by 35 paise, taking the cumulative increase to Rs 8.88 a litre and Rs 7.97 respectively in a fortnight.
According to a price notification of state oil marketing companies, petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 79.23 per litre, up from Rs 78.88, and diesel rates Rs 78.27 per litre from Rs 77.67.
Petrol and diesel prices had touched a record high in 2018. Diesel rate had touched a peak of Rs 75.69 per litre in Delhi on October 16, 2018, and petrol price had mounted to Rs 84 a litre in Delhi on October 4, 2018.
