INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Petrol price has gone up by Rs 2.25 a litre while that of diesel by Rs 1.75 a litre since September 17.
Domestic petrol and diesel prices were hiked marginally on Monday after a pause of three days
With effect from 6 am on Monday, the price of petrol was at Rs 74.42 per litre in Delhi and Rs 80.08 per litre in Mumbai, according to
notifications from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
That marked a hike of 8 paise per litre in each of the metros compared to the previous day's rates, data from Indian Oil showed
Diesel rates were revised to Rs 67.33 per litre in Delhi and Rs 70.64 per litre in Mumbai, each up by 10 paise per litre compared to
Here are 10 things to know about petrol, diesel prices today:Currently, petrol and diesel prices are reviewed on a daily
basis by oil marketing companies such as state-run Indian Oil.Any revisions in fuel rates are implemented at the fuel stations at 6 am.In
Kolkata, the price of petrol was Rs 77.10 per litre on Monday and that of diesel stood at Rs
In Chennai, petrol and diesel rates were Rs 77.36 per litre and 71.19 per litre respectively.Domestic fuel prices are influenced by factors
such as the rupee-dollar foreign exchange rate and international prices crude oil prices.The rupee declined by as much as 31 paise against
the US dollar to touch 70.87 on Monday, amid rising demand for the greenback overseas. The prices of petrol and diesel have been hiked
around 3 per cent in the past fortnight, after attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies
on record. In Delhi, petrol and diesel prices have been raised by Rs 2.25 a litre and Rs 1.75 a litre during this period.Top oil exporter
Saudi Arabia has restored capacity to 11.3 million barrels per day, sources told news agency Reuters last week, although Saudi Aramco has
yet to confirm it is fully back online.Globally, oil prices slipped on Monday as China's economic outlook remained weak even as
manufacturing data improved as an ongoing trade war with the United States weighs on demand growth at the world's largest crude
importer.Brent crude futures - the global benchmark for crude oil - were last seen trading 52 cents or 0.84 per cent at $61.39 a
barrel. However, Brent futures are set to rise 2.1 per cent in September owing to the Saudi Arabia attack - their first monthly gain
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