Petrol price today: Fuel prices increased mildly today on April 5 across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai after the oil marketing companies hiked fuel prices by 5 paise. While the petrol is retailing at Rs 72.91 per litre in Delhi, diesel is selling at Rs 66.14 per litre.
In the commercial capital Mumbai, petrol can be purchased at Rs 78.48 per litre and diesel can be availed at Rs 69.22 per litre. While in Kolkata, petrol is priced at Rs 74.93 per litre and diesel at Rs 67.88 per litre. On the other hand in Chennai, petrol can be bought at Rs 75.67 a litre and diesel can be purchased at Rs 69.83 per litre.
The prices in all the four major metros rose after four days of stagnation. On Thursday, the petrol was selling at Rs 72.86 in Delhi, Rs 74.88 in Kolkata, Rs 78.43 in Mumbai and Rs 75.62 in Chennai.
