Petrol Prices Cut By Rupee 1 Per Litre In 10 Days, Diesel Rates Lowered Again: 10 Points

Petrol Prices Cut By Rupee 1 Per Litre In 10 Days, Diesel Rates Lowered Again: 10 Points
Petrol, diesel today: Domestic petrol and diesel prices are effected at fuel stations at 6 am every day

Petrol prices today were lowered by 21-22 paise per litre in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, compared with the previous day's rates. Diesel prices were decreased by 15-16 paise per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation. Friday marked the tenth straight day of price cut for petrol and ninth in 10 days in case of diesel. State-run oil marketing companies - with Indian Oil Corporation being the country's largest - currently review the prices on a daily basis, tracking global crude oil and rupee-dollar forex rates, among other factors. Domestic petrol and diesel prices are effected at fuel stations at 6 am every day.

Here are 10 things to know about petrol and diesel prices today:

 Petrol price (in Rs. per litre)Diesel price (in Rs. per litre)
 08-Jun07-Jun29-May31-Dec08-Jun07-Jun29-May31-Dec
Delhi77.4277.6378.4369.9768.5868.7369.3159.64
Kolkata80.0780.2881.0672.7271.1371.2871.8662.3
Mumbai85.2485.4586.2477.8773.0273.1773.7963.27
Chennai80.3780.5981.4372.5372.472.5673.1862.83
(Source: iocl.com)
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State capitalPetrol price on June 8 in 
Rs. per litre
Diesel price on June 8 in 
Rs. per litre
Agartala73.1166.66
Aizwal73.2465.85
Ambala77.5369.09
Bangalore78.6869.76
Bhopal83.0372.18
Bhubhaneswar76.2373.52
Chandigarh74.4666.6
Dehradun78.5468.91
Gandhinagar76.7273.71
Gangtok80.4570.3
Guwahati79.671.6
Hyderabad82.0174.54
Imphal75.4966.64
Itanagar73.2665.83
Jaipur80.1873.03
Jammu79.1269.74
Jullunder82.6668.48
Kohima75.8666.92
Lucknow78.0268.74
Panjim71.3569.8
Patna82.8973.27
Pondicherry76.1970.84
Port Blair66.7164.27
Raipur77.8174.04
Ranchi77.1872.4
Shillong76.7868.38
Shimla77.5868.21
Srinagar81.8171.96
Trivandrum80.5573.4
Silvasa75.369.4
Daman75.2369.33
(Source: iocl.com)
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