City
Epaper

Fuel prices remain unchanged on Friday

By IANS | Published: June 25, 2021 10:06 AM

New Delhi, June 25 Fuel retailers spared consumers of further hike in fuel prices by keeping retail prices ...

Open in App

New Delhi, June 25 Fuel retailers spared consumers of further hike in fuel prices by keeping retail prices of petrol and diesel unchanged on Friday, a day after it touched new records.

The price of petrol and diesel were raised on Thursday, the 12th increase so far in the month of June.

With fuel prices remaining unchanged on Friday, petrol continued to cost Rs 97.76 per litre and diesel Rs 88.30 per litre in Delhi.

Across the country as well, the petrol and diesel prices remained static on Friday but its actual retail prices varied depending on the level of local levies in respective states.

In Mumbai, where petrol prices crossed Rs 100 mark for the first time ever on May 29, the fuel price reached new high of Rs 103.89 per litre on Thursday. It remained at the same level on Friday. Diesel is also priced at Rs 95.79 a litre in the city, the highest among metros.

Petrol prices that crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh earlier is set to touch similar levels all acroos the country.

With Friday's price pause, fuel prices have now increased on 29 days and remained unchanged on 27 days since May 1. The 28 increases has taken up petrol prices by Rs 7.37 per litre in Delhi. Similarly, diesel have increased by Rs 7.57 per litre in the national capital.

With global crude prices also rising on a pick up demand and depleting inventories of worlds largest fuel guzzler the US, retail prices of fuel in India is expected to firm up further in coming days.

The benchmark Brent crude reached multi-year high level of over $75 on ICE or Intercontinental Exchange.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: delhiNew DelhiThe new delhi municipal councilDelhi south-west`delhiDelhi capitalSouth delhi district administrationIto delhiGhaziabad district administration
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalBrahm Singh Tanwar, Former BJP MLA, Joins Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi (Watch Video)

NationalIndira Gandhi Death Anniversary: Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leaders Pay Tribute to Ex-PM at Shakti Sthal (Watch Video)

NationalDiwali 2024: Delhi Police Deploys 377 Teams to Tackle Illegal Crackers Sale and Bursting

NationalDelhi Metro Update: DMRC Issues Revised Schedule for Diwali 2024 on October 31

NationalDelhi Shocker: 5-Year-Old Dies After Being Electrocuted by Diwali Lights in Mukundpur

International Realted Stories

International"China's silence is striking," says Zelenskyy on deployment of North Korean troops

InternationalRas Al Khaimah records significant economic growth

InternationalUAE, United States announce start of implementing inclusion of Emirati citizens in 'Global Entry' programme

InternationalForeign tourists perform aarti at Rishikesh's Parmarth Niketan on Diwali

International24 killed, 19 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon