Petrol price on Tuesday touched a record high of ₹76.87 per litre, while that of diesel stood at ₹68.08 in the national capital as oil firms raised prices for the ninth day in a row.
The price of petrol went up by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 26 paise in Delhi, according to the notification issued by the State-owned oil firms.
Prices in Delhi are the cheapest among all metros and most State capitals. Petrol stood at ₹79.53 a litre in Kolkata, ₹84.70 in Mumbai and ₹79.79 in Chennai. Diesel prices were ₹70.63 in Kolkata, ₹72.48 in Mumbai and ₹71.87 in Chennai.
Petrol prices:
| Month |
Delhi |
Kolkata |
Mumbai |
Chennai |
| May 22, 2018 |
76.87 |
79.53 |
84.70 |
79.79 |
| May 21, 2018 |
76.57 |
79.24 |
84.40 |
79.47 |
| May 20, 2018 |
76.24 |
78.91 |
84.07 |
79.13 |
| May 19, 2018 |
75.91 |
78.59 |
83.75 |
78.78 |
| May 18, 2018 |
75.61 |
78.29 |
83.45 |
78.46 |
| May 17, 2018 |
75.32 |
78.01 |
83.16 |
78.16 |
| May 16, 2018 |
75.10 |
77.79 |
82.94 |
77.93 |
| May 15, 2018 |
74.95 |
77.65 |
82.79 |
77.77 |
| May 14, 2018 |
74.80 |
77.50 |
82.65 |
77.61 |
Diesel prices:
|
Month |
Delhi |
Kolkata |
Mumbai |
Chennai |
| May 22, 2018 |
68.08 |
70.63 |
72.48 |
71.87 |
| May 21, 2018 |
67.82 |
70.37 |
72.21 |
71.59 |
| May 20, 2018 |
67.57 |
70.12 |
71.94 |
71.32 |
| May 19, 2018 |
67.31 |
69.86 |
71.67 |
71.04 |
| May 18, 2018 |
67.08 |
69.63 |
71.42 |
70.80 |
| May 17, 2018 |
66.79 |
69.33 |
71.12 |
70.49 |
| May 16, 2018 |
66.57 |
69.11 |
70.88 |
70.25 |
| May 15, 2018 |
66.36 |
68.90 |
70.66 |
70.02 |
| May 14, 2018 |
66.14 |
68.68 |
70.43 |
69.79 |
Source: www.iocl.com
