The price of petrol in Delhi rose by 25 paise on Tuesday reaching an all-time high of ₹85.20 per litre while diesel price jumped to ₹75.38, according to Indian Oil Corporation. The rates have been hiked for the second consecutive day after remaining unchanged for three days.
Fuel prices witnessed a spike in other metro cities as well. In Mumbai, diesel price crossed ₹82-mark while petrol is selling for as high as ₹91.80 per litre. In Kolkata, diesel is priced at ₹Rs78.97 and petrol at ₹90.16 per litre.
State-owned fuel retailers – Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) – had on January 6 resumed daily price revisions after nearly a month-long hiatus.
