Petrol and diesel prices continued their upward trend on Friday, rising for 12th day in a row. While the price of petrol was only 17 paise less than Rs 78 per litre in Delhi, it was 35 paise away from Rs 86 per litre in Mumbai, according to data from Indian Oil Corporation. Diesel prices in Delhi and Mumbai were at Rs 68.75 per litre and Rs 73.20 per litre respectively. Petrol and diesel prices were at their all-time highs in some cities, such as Delhi and Mumbai. The government had hinted at steps in the coming days to curb the soaring petrol and diesel rates.
Here are five things to know about petrol and diesel prices today:
| Petrol price (in Rs. per litre) | Diesel price (in Rs. per litre) | |||||
| 25-May | 24-May | 13-May | 25-May | 24-May | 13-May | |
| Delhi | 77.83 | 77.47 | 74.63 | 68.75 | 68.53 | 65.93 |
| Kolkata | 80.47 | 80.12 | 77.32 | 71.3 | 71.08 | 68.63 |
| Mumbai | 85.65 | 85.29 | 82.48 | 73.2 | 72.96 | 70.2 |
| Chennai | 80.8 | 80.42 | 77.43 | 72.58 | 72.35 | 69.56 |
| (Source: iocl.com) | ||||||
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