Petrol prices continue to scale higher, selling at record ₹84.70/litre in NCR
NEW DELHI: Domestic petrol prices have continued to scale higher, with oil marketing companies raising prices again on Thursday. The fuel sold for ₹84.70 a litre–an all-time high–in the national capital.
Retail prices of petrol and diesel were raised by 25 paise per litre on Thursday. Diesel sold for ₹74.88 per litre in Delhi.
Petrol prices in Delhi in the new year so far have risen by 99 paise per litre, including today’s increase. The previous all-time high was ₹84.45 per litre hit on 13 January. Prior to the recent increases, on 4 October, 2018, petrol prices had surged to as much as ₹84 a litre.
