Fuel prices rise, diesel above INR 84 per litre in Delhi

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS): The oil marketing companies (OMC) hiked petrol and diesel prices on Sunday across the four metros.

In the national capital, diesel price crossed the INR 84 per litre mark. Price of the fuel in Delhi increased 27 paise to INR 84.07 per litre.

Similarly, in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, diesel was priced at INR 91.30, INR 88.87 and INR 86.91 per litre respectively, up from the previous levels of INR 91.01, INR 88.62 and INR 86.64 per litre.

Petrol prices also increased in the country on Sunday. In Delhi, petrol was sold for 93.21 per litre, 17 paise higher from 93.04 a litre on Saturday. Price of the fuel in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata was INR 99.49, INR 94.86 and INR 93.27 per litre, respectively, higher from their previous levels.