New Delhi: Petrol and Diesel prices were unchanged four metro cities, applicable from 6:00 a.m. on 23rd August 2018.
On Tuesday, fuel prices went further up in Mumbai to Rs 90.22 per litre and Rs 78.69 per litre respectively. In Delhi, petrol was being sold at Rs 82.86 per litre while diesel is at Rs 74.12 per litre. Prices in all the four cities are at their record levels.
Retail selling prices have been firming up since July 30 as international rates inched up.
State-owned oil firms had in mid-June last year dumped 15-year practice of revising rates on 1st and 16th of every month in favour of daily price revisions.
Brent crude futures were down 43 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $81.44 a barrel by 0041 GMT, after gaining nearly 1 percent the previous session. Earlier on Tuesday, Brent hit its highest since November 2014 at $82.55 per barrel. US crude futures were down 40 cents, or 0.6 percent at $71.88 a barrel. They rose 0.3 percent on Tuesday to close at their highest level since mid-July, according to a report by news agency Reuters.
Prices of non-branded petrol in metro-cities
| Cities | (Rs/litre) |
| New Delhi | 82.86 |
| Kolkata | 84.68 |
| Mumbai | 90.22 |
| Chennai | 86.13 |
Prices of non-branded diesel in metro-cities
| Cities | (Rs/litre) |
| New Delhi | 74.12 |
| Kolkata | 75.97 |
| Mumbai | 78.69 |
| Chennai | 78.36 |
(Source: Indian Oil) Prices may vary from outlet to outlet within a city
