Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise; total increase now stands at ₹7.20

Petrol and diesel prices were on Saturday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 12 days to Rs 7.20 per litre.

Petrol in Delhi will now cost ₹102.61 per litre as against ₹101.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from ₹93.07 per litre to ₹93.87, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.

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The price of petrol in Mumbai has been increased by 85 paise taking the petrol and diesel prices per litre to ₹117.57 and ₹101.79, respectively.

While in Chennai, the price of petrol has been increased by 76 paise and it is now sold at ₹108.21 and diesel at ₹98.28.

In Kolkata, the price of petrol is ₹112.19, increased by 84 paise and diesel is ₹97.02, increased by 80 paise.

This is the 10th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.