Petrol Prices Surpass Rs. 101/L In All Metros, Diesel Rates Cut

Despite assertions that fuel rates may not be hiked this month and OMCs may keep an eye on the international crude rates, fuel rates in the country are being hiked regularly. On Monday (July 12, 2021), petrol rates have again been hiked, while diesel rates have been cut. In this year itself, petrol prices saw an hike by 15%.

Petrol Prices Surpass Rs. 101/L In All Metros, Diesel Rates Cut

After the latest hike, petrol rates in all of the metros have surpassed Rs. 101 mark per litre.

Metro city	Petrol rate in Rs. / litre	Diesel rate in Rs. / litre
New Delhi	Rs. 101.19	Rs. 89.72
Mumbai	Rs. 107.20	Rs. 97.29
Kolkata	Rs. 101.35	Rs. 92.81
Chennai	Rs. 101.92	Rs. 94.24

International crude rate

On rising US inventory, crude prices in the international markets are on the rise. As per Investing.com crude oil WTI futures traded at a price of $74.49. Last week there was a clash in the talks within the OPEC+ with respect to output levels from August.

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