Petrol, diesel prices hiked again, scale new highs

Petrol and diesel prices on Thursday were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, the second straight day of increase in rates that took the prices to new highs.

Petrol now costs ₹84.70 per litre in Delhi and diesel is priced at ₹74.88, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies.

This is the second straight day of a price increase. Rates were hiked by 25 paise each on Wednesday after a five-day hiatus.

In Mumbai, the price of petrol was increased to ₹91.32 a litre from ₹91.07 previously, while diesel rates went up from ₹81.34 to ₹81.60 per litre.