After days of continuity, prices of petrol and diesel hiked once again on Thursday. The price of petrol was increased by 5-6 paise and that of diesel by 10-11 paise across major cities of the country on Thursday. In Delhi, petrol prices climbed to Rs 74.68 a litre as against Rs 74.63 a litre on Wednesday while diesel price rose to Rs 67.09 a litre as compared to Rs 66.99 a litre.
In Mumbai, petrol is selling at Rs 80.34 a litre, in Chennai at Rs 77.64 a litre and in Kolkata at Rs 77.34 a litre, as per data from Indian Oil Corporation website.
Diesel in Mumbai costs Rs 70.39 a litre, in Chennai Rs 70.93 a litre and in Kolkata Rs 69.50 a litre.
Domestic petrol and diesel prices are reviewed by oil marketing companies on a daily basis.
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