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Fuel Prices: Domestic fuel and diesel rates vary throughout states due to worth added tax (BARREL)
Fuel, diesel rates today: Petrol and diesel prices touched all-time highs across the metros on Tuesday after the nation's biggest fuel
seller - Indian Oil Corporation - treked the rates for the 2nd straight day
This was the sixth increase in rates since May 4, when the state-owned oil companies ended an 18-day hiatus in rate modification observed
during assembly elections in states such as West Bengal.In Delhi, gas costs were increased by 27 paise from Rs 91.53 per litre to Rs 91.80
per litre and diesel became dearer by 30 paise from Rs 82.06 per litre to Rs 82.36 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation
Currently, fuel and diesel costs are highest in the financial capital of the country
Petrol in Mumbai was retailed at Rs 98.12 per litre, while diesel was sold at Rs 89.48 per litre.Below are the latest petrol and diesel
prices throughout four city cities: The state-run oil marketing business consisting of Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and
Hindustan Petroleum line up the rates of domestic fuel with the global petroleum prices by considering modifications in the foreign exchange
The new modifications in fuel prices are implemented with effect from 6 am every day.Meanwhile, oil costs fell on Tuesday as the prospect of
the primary United States East Coast fuel pipeline remaining shut for the rest of this week led some United States Gulf Coast refiners to
cut output, denting their cravings for crude.United States West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 40 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to
$64.52 a barrel at 0247 GMT, after gaining 2 cents on Monday
Brent unrefined futures dropped 45 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $67.87 a barrel, after climbing up 4 cents on Monday.
