In a big concern for vehicle owners, petrol price shot up to Rs 89.97 a litre in Mumbai on Sunday, which is just 3 paise short of the shocking Rs 90 mark. Petrol price in Mumbai went up 17 paise on Sunday, up from Rs 89.80 per litre on Saturday
1/5Petrol price rocketted in Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. The rate was Rs 82.61, Rs 84.44 and Rs 85.87 per litre, respectively.
2/5Diesel price also soared after remaining unchanged for 4 successive days, data on the Indian Oil Corporation`s website showed.
3/5Transport fuel prices are the lowest in Delhi owing to the lower taxes imposed by the state government.
4/5The rise in petrol and diesel prices has been in sync with the jump in crude oil prices, which is currently ruling at $78.80 per barrel.
5/5Significantly, petrol, diesel prices in all top metros are at record levels. On Sunday, Kolkata again reached its all-time high price of diesel at Rs 75.82 that it had recorded on September 11.