Fuel Prices Hiked For Second Straight Day; Diesel Crosses Rs. 100/Litre Mark In Anuppur

The state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Sunday increased fuel prices for the second consecutive day. With new prices coming into effect, the two auto fuels have touched all-time highs across the country. According to details listed on the oil retailer's website, petrol and diesel in Delhi became dearer by 35 paise a litre and 25 paise a litre, respectively. Customers in Delhi will have to pay Rs. 98.46 a litre for petrol and Rs. 88.90 a litre for diesel. Diesel price in Anuppur has crossed the Rs. 100 mark, and currently stands at Rs. 100.02 per litre. While petrol also breached Rs. 109 mark, retailing at Rs. 109.29 per litre.

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Petrol prices in Mumbai have gone up to Rs. 104.56 per litre, while diesel rates stand at Rs. 96.42 per litre

Here are the petrol and diesel prices across six major metros on June 27, 2021:

In Mumbai, petrol is retailed at Rs. 104.56 per litre after a hike of 34 paise, while diesel rates stand at Rs. 96.42 per litre, after a hike of 26 paise. Petrol and diesel prices in Chennai now stand at Rs. 99.49 and Rs. 93.46, respectively. In Hyderabad, petrol has crossed Rs. 102-mark currently retails at Rs. 102.32 per litre, while diesel rates went up by 27 paise, at Rs. 96.90 per litre. In Kolkata, petrol has reached Rs. 98.30 per litre, while diesel is priced at Rs. 91.750 per litre. Fuel prices in Bengaluru stand at Rs. 101.75 and Rs. 94.25, respectively.

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Fuel prices vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.

Fuel rates are the most expensive in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar where petrol currently stands at Rs. 109.67 per litre, while diesel retails at Rs. 102.12 per litre. In the Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, petrol costs Rs. 108.93 a litre while diesel is priced at Rs. 99.69 a litre. Customers in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra will have to pay Rs. 106.89 a litre and Rs. 97.18 a litre for petrol and diesel, respectively.

Other regions where petrol prices have already crossed the Rs. 100 per litre mark include Mangalore, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram, Leh, Nagpur, Thane, Kolhapur, Pune, Navi Mumbai, Jaisalmer, Banswara, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, Nashik, Kakinada, Shivamogga, and Chikmagalur.