Fuel prices unchanged, remain at record high levels. Check latest rates

Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked over 25 times since May 4 and rates have gone up by over Rs 7 per litre each. Fuel prices are likely to rise further as global crude oil rates are rapidly rising due to improvement in the demand situation.

State-run oil marketing companies have not hiked petrol and diesel rates on Thursday, maintaining the trend of hiking fuel prices only on alternate days. At the moment, both petrol and diesel are retailing at record high rates across the country and there has been no reduction in prices for over a month. City Petrol (per litre) Diesel (per litre) New Delhi Rs 96.66 Rs 87.41 Mumbai Rs 102.82 Rs 94.84 Kolkata Rs 96.58 Rs 90.25 Chennai Rs 97.91 Rs 92.04 The prices of the two essential auto fuels have been hiked over 25 times since May 4 and rates have gone up by over Rs 7 per litre each. Fuel prices are likely to rise further as global crude oil rates are rapidly rising due to improvement in the demand situation. At the moment, Mumbaikars are paying the highest prices for petrol and diesel among major cities — a litre of diesel costs almost Rs 95 and petrol is retailing just shy of 103 per litre. In Delhi, petrol costs Rs 96.66 per litre and diesel continues to retail at Rs 87.41 per litre.