Petrol prices rise for third straight day
NEW DELHI : Petrol prices rose for the third consecutive day in the national capital on Sunday. The price of diesel, however, declined for the second straight day following the daily revision of fuel rates.
Petrol price rose by 10 paise in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai and by 11 paise in Chennai while diesel became cheaper by 6 paise in delhi and Kolkata and by 7 paise in Mumbai and Chennai.
In the last three days, petrol became costlier by 34 paise in Delhi while diesel became cheaper by 11 paise in just two days.
According to the website of the Indian Oil Corporation, petrol was available in Delhi at ₹74.54 per litre, in Kolkata at ₹77.22 a litre, in Mumbai at ₹80.20 a litre and in Chennai at ₹77.49 a litre on Sunday.
