Petrol price up 30 paise, diesel 26 paise a litre; rates at 2-year high
Petrol and diesel prices in India have touched two-year highs after being hiked for the sixth consecutive day on Monday. In Delhi, petrol price on Monday was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, the sixth straight day of increase in rates due to firming international oil prices.
Petrol price in Delhi rose to ₹ 83.71 per litre from ₹ 83.41. Diesel rates went up from ₹73.61 to ₹73.87 per litre, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies.
Rates crossed ₹90-mark for petrol and ₹80 in case of diesel in Mumbai. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices were raised to ₹90.34 per litre and ₹ 80.51 per litre respectively.
