New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday, as oil advertising corporations saved charges on maintain.
Petrol worth on Thursday (April 15) was lower 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 file 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 21, 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 value 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 value additionally features a supplier 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 international trade charges. This is the primary lower 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 for June fell 52 cents, or 0.8%, to $66.05 a barrel at 0157 GMT, after dropping 48 cents on Tuesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for June fell 56 cents, or 0.9%, to $62.11 a barrel. The May contract expired on Tuesday down 1.5% at $62.44, a Reuters report mentioned.
