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Oil-marketing companies increased the prices of petrol and diesel across the four metro cities on Saturday
73.13 per litre in New Delhi, Rs
75.15 per litre in Kolkata, Rs
78.71 per litre in Mumbai and Rs
75.92 per litre in Chennai, according to state-run Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) website, iocl.com
Petrol prices were increased by 6 paise per litre in Delhi and by 7 paise per litre in Kolkata and Mumbai
In Chennai, the prices were increased by 8 paise per litre
66.71 per litre in New Delhi, Rs
68.45 per litre in Kolkata, Rs
69.86 per litre in Mumbai and Rs
70.48 per litre in Chennai
Diesel rates were increased by 5 paise per litre in Delhi and by 6 paise per litre in Kolkata
In Mumbai and Chennai, prices were hiked by 9 paise per litre.(Diesel rates were increased by 5 paise per litre in Delhi)State-run oil
marketing companies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise fuel prices with effect from 6 am on a daily basis.As per
the daily dynamic pricing regime, domestic fuel prices depend on international fuel prices on a 15-day average, besides the value of the
This is because a large proportion of country's requirement is met through imports.Globally, oil prices inched up on Friday as strong US
economic data boosted demand sentiment and as production losses in sanctions-hit Iran and Venezuela tightened the market, reported news
Brent crude oil futures settled at $70.85 a barrel, rising 10 cents.(With agency inputs)Get the latest election news, live updates and
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