After a short weekend breather, consumers got a jolt of another steep hike in fuel prices. Petrol prices were hiked by up to 26 Paise; Diesel by up to 35 Paise on Monday.
Petrol is priced at an all-time high of Rs 98.86 per litre in Mumbai. In Delhi, petrol is available at Rs 91.53 per litre. In Chennai, a litre of petrol will cost Rs 93.38. Petrol is being sold at Rs 91.66 per litre in Kolkata.
Petrol prices have now been hiked by 1 rupee and 14 paise over the last one week. Experts see further price hikes as crude continues to climb. Global prices inched towards $70/bbl mark after a major cyber attack that forced the shutdown of critical fuel supply pipelines in the United States