Record rally in crude prices sends petrol up 30 paise, diesel 37 paise; LPG surges by Rs 15
By Administrator_India
Capital Sands
Fuel prices kept on breaking records with petrol being raised by 26 to 30 paise and diesel by 34 to 37 paise across the country on Wednesday on the back of crude oil soaring to 2014 highs in the international markets.
The latest round of hike sent the petrol price in Delhi to its record high of Rs 102.94 a litre and to Rs 108.96 in Mumbai. Diesel rates, too, touched a record Rs 91.42 in Delhi and Rs 99.17 in Mumbai.
In Kolkata, petrol prices soared to Rs 103.65 per litre and diesel prices to Rs 94.53 per litre on the day, while in Chennai, the fuels sold for Rs 100.49 a litre and Rs 95.93 a litre.
Petrol and diesel prices differ across states, depending on the incidence of local taxes.
Meanwhile, Mahanagar Gas increased the retail pric...