Petrol prices have been following an upward trend for the sixth day now. An increase by 9 paise in petrol and 12-13 paise in diesel was observed in general, in the golden quadrilateral cities– Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
In Delhi, the petrol price has raised to Rs 71. 66 per litre from yesterday’s Rs 71.57, a rise of 9 paise. The diesel price in the National Capital were observed to have risen by 12 paise at Rs 66.92 as compared to yesterday’s Rs. 66.86.
A litre of the petrol has become costlier by 9 paise as today’s price is Rs 77.29 for petrol in Mumbai. On Monday, petrol cost Rs 77.20 per litre in Mumbai, which was a considerate rise by 20 paise from the day before. The diesel prices in the city were calculated to be Rs 70.10. It was observed to be 13 paise cheaper at Rs 69.97 on Monday, the day before.
