New Delhi: On Friday, fuel prices were raised for the thirteenth consecutive day. Diesel prices are now at new highs in Indian cities, largely due to recent hike in excise and local taxes. In Delhi, diesel prices crossed the Rs 77 mark for the first time after a 63 paise per litre hike, according to prices on Indian Oil’s website.
Diesel prices per litre were hiked to Rs 77.06 in New Delhi, Rs 75.53 in Mumbai, Rs 74.77 in Chennai, Rs 73.28 in Bengaluru and Rs 72.53 in Kolkata.
Petrol prices per litre were raised by 56 paise to Rs 78.37 in New Delhi, Rs 85.21 in Mumbai, Rs 81.82 in Chennai, Rs 80.91 in Bengaluru and Rs 80.13 in Kolkata.
Fuel prices are revised by state-owned oil marketers on a daily basis, however, this revision was paused for 82 days amid the nationwide lockdown despite global crude oil prices falling to multi-year lows. These rates are based on international oil prices, forex rate and central, state/ local taxes.
Since 6 June, when the daily revision resumed, petrol price by Rs 7.06 per litre and diesel prices by Rs 7.67 per litre.
Petrol and diesel prices had last seen record highs in October-November 2018 when international oil prices had spiked close to $80 per barrel. In October 2018, petrol price in Mumbai had crossed Rs 90-mark and in Delhi, it was around Rs 83 per litre.
Comparatively, on Friday, Brent crude, the international benchmark for crude oil prices, was trading at $41.48 a barrel.
