Fuel rates hiked for fifth straight day, diesel crosses Rs 105 mark: Check petrol, diesel today rate

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the fifth consecutive day across the country on Sunday. The latest increase that follows the unrelenting hike in international oil prices has pushed pump rates across the country to their highest-ever levels.

With a hike of R 0.35, the petrol prices increased to Rs 107.59 per litre in the national capital while the price of diesel was raised by the same amount to Rs 96.32 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices per litre stand at Rs 113.46 and Rs 104.38 respectively.

As for Kolkata and Chennai, petrol and diesel cost Rs 108.11 and Rs 99.43 respectively in Kolkata and Rs 104.52 and Rs 100.59 respectively in Chennai. In Bengaluru, petrol is available at Rs 111.34 per litre and diesel at Rs 102.23 and in Hyderabad, one litre of petrol is now available at Rs 111.91 and diesel cost Rs 105.08 for one litre of diesel.

The costliest fuel was in the border town of Ganganagar in Rajasthan, where petrol comes for Rs 119.79 a litre and diesel for Rs 110.63 per litre. Prices differ from state to state, depending on the incidence of local taxes.

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The total increase in petrol price since May 5, 2020 decision of the government to raise excise duty to record levels now totals Rs 35.98 per litre. Diesel rates have during this period gone up by Rs 26.58 per litre.

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