New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, as oil advertising firms saved charges on maintain.
Petrol worth on Thursday (April 15) was minimize by 16 paise per litre and diesel by 14 paise — the fourth minor discount in charges in three weeks that adopted six months of relentless worth will increase. Petrol now prices Rs 90.40 per litre in Delhi, down from Rs 90.56, in accordance with a worth notification of state-owned gas retailers. A litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.73 per litre as towards Rs 80.87 beforehand.
Petrol prices have gone up by a report Rs 21.58 per litre in the final one yr whereas diesel prices have elevated by Rs 19.18 a litre.
Here is trying on the worth distinction of diesel and petrol in 4 metro cities on April 22, 2021.
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 90.40 | 80.73 |
| Mumbai | 96.83 | 87.81 |
| Chennai | 92.43 | 85.75 |
| Kolkata | 90.62 | 83.61 |
Central authorities makes up for Rs 32.98 per litre of the worth of petrol in Delhi and gross sales tax or VAT of the state authorities constitutes Rs 19.55.
For diesel, the central excise provides as much as Rs 31.83 and VAT to Rs 10.99. Besides, the worth additionally features a vendor fee of a minimal Rs 2.6 per litre on petrol and Rs 2 on diesel.
Petrol and diesel prices are revised each day in line with benchmark worldwide worth and overseas alternate charges. This is the primary minimize in the month of April whereas Crude Oil has now crossed $ 66 per barrel in the worldwide market.
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Brent crude futures fell 57 cents, or 0.9%, to $64.75 a barrel by 0157 GMT, following a drop of $1.25 on Wednesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures had been down 58 cents, or 1.0%, at $60.77 a barrel, after shedding $1.32 on Wednesday. Both contracts dropped greater than 2% on Wednesday, closing at their lowest since April 13. They are down greater than 3% to date this week, a Reuters report stated.
