Petrol price climbs to ₹89.88/L in Delhi, diesel crosses ₹80-mark
Fuel prices witnessed a hike for the 10th day in a row on Thursday with the rate of petrol increasing by 34 paise to cost ₹89.88 per litre in Delhi while diesel sold at ₹80.27 per litre, up by 32 paise.
The jump comes a day after the petrol price shot up to a record high of ₹100.13 per litre in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district. This is the first time petrol was priced in the three digits anywhere in the country.
Meanwhile, petrol retailed at ₹96.32 per litre in Mumbai on Thursday and diesel at ₹87.32 while the fuels were priced at ₹91.11 and ₹83.86 respectively in Kolkata. In Bengaluru, petrol sold at ₹92.89 while diesel was at ₹85.09.
