INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Petrol, diesel sales in India picked up after easing of Covid restrictions.Domestic fuel sales by refiners recovered in the first half of
June, as India, the world's third-largest oil consumer started easing lockdown restrictions, though were still lower than year-ago levels,
same period last month, data compiled by the state refiners showed.India's fuel demand in May slumped to its lowest since last August with
a second COVID-19 wave stalling mobility and muting economic activity in the Asian country.However, the data showed that sales of gasoline
outlets.Indian fuel demand had recovered in March to levels seen before the first wave of the coronavirus early last year, but declined
since April due to restrictions amid a staggering spike in infections.Many Indian states have now begun easing COVID-19 restrictions as the
number of new infections dropped to the lowest in more than two months.
