Petrol prices touch record highs, hits Rs 100/litre in Chennai; diesel unchanged
Petrol and diesel price today: After remaining steady for two days, petrol prices were hiked on Friday, July 2, 2021, touching a record high across the country, while diesel rates were kept unchanged. In the national capital, the petrol price rose by 35 paise.
Following the latest price revision, petrol in Delhi breached the Rs 99 per litre mark and is now retailing at Rs 99.16 while diesel continues to sell at Rs 89.18. In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol price went past Rs 105-mark and now stands at Rs 105.24 while diesel costs Rs 96.72, data available on Indian Oil Corporation’s website showed.
This marks the first increase in fuel prices in the month of July and one of the rare occasions where only the petrol rates have been revised among the two auto fuels.
