NEW DELHI : As crude oil rates plunged about 30% in its worst single-day drop since the 1991 Gulf War, petrol and diesel prices are all set to be slashed further this week. Petrol price was cut by 24 paise a litre today while diesel price dropped by 25 paise.
So far this year, the price of petrol has fallen by ₹4.55 a litre and that of diesel by ₹4.7 a litre. Today’s was the fifth day of fuel rate cut.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol is priced at ₹70.59 per litre and diesel at ₹63.26 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is selling at ₹76.29 per litre and diesel at ₹66.24 per litre. In Chennai, a litre of petrol will cost ₹73.33 per litre whereas diesel is now priced at ₹66.75 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol is now selling at ₹73.01 and diesel at ₹65.42. In Hyderabad, petrol pumps will charge ₹75.04 for petrol and ₹68.88 for diesel.
