Petrol and diesel prices remained steady on Monday, continuing the price stability trend in place for over eight months. The price of petrol in the national capital is ₹96.72 per litre, while diesel costs ₹89.62 per litre. Petrol retails at ₹106.31 per litre in the financial capital of Mumbai, while diesel stands at ₹94.27 per litre. In Chennai, one litre of petrol can be bought at ₹102.63 while diesel is being sold at ₹94.24 a litre. Petrol and diesel rates in Kolkata stood at ₹106.03 per litre and ₹92.76 a litre, respectively.
The last nationwide revision in fuel prices was on May 21, when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman cut the excise duty on petrol by ₹8 per litre and diesel by ₹6 per litre.
