Petrol price crosses ₹107-mark in Mumbai

The price of petrol crossed ₹107 in Mumbai on Monday and reached ₹107.20 per litre. Diesel price did not witness a surge and remained stable at ₹97.29.

On Sunday, the price of one-litre petrol was at ₹106.93.

Fuel prices in the city have been on an increase since May 3, with petrol crossing the ₹100-mark in Mumbai on May 29.

In Maharashtra, Parbhani had the costliest petrol on Monday at ₹109.50.

At Thane, petrol was priced at ₹107.32 after a surged of 27 paise.

Transporters have stated that the rising fuel prices are having an effect on the rates of essential commodities. They have urged the government to reduce the excise duty and value added tax (VAT) on fuel prices.