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Petrol and diesel costs hiked for fourth straight day, hit recent highs; test gas charges in your metropolis in the present day

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Petrol and diesel value in the present day: Prices of petrol and diesel touched recent file highs after they had been hiked for the fourth consecutive day throughout the nation on Friday, October 8, 2021. In the nationwide capital, the petrol value rose 30 paise whereas diesel inched up 35 paise.
With the most recent value revision, petrol in Delhi is now retailing at Rs 103.54 a litre whereas diesel is promoting at Rs 92.12. In the monetary capital Mumbai, petrol value now stands at Rs 109.54 whereas diesel prices Rs 99.92, information out there on Indian Oil Corporation’s web site confirmed.
In India, the gas costs differ from state to state relying on the native taxation (VAT) and freight expenses. Apart from this, the central authorities expenses an excise responsibility on auto fuels.
The OMCs revise charges of petrol and diesel each day based mostly on the common value of benchmark gas within the worldwide market within the previous 15-days, and overseas alternate charges.

In the worldwide market, oil costs rose on Friday, and had been on observe for good points of practically 5% this week, on indicators some industries have begun switching gas from high-priced fuel to grease and on doubts the US authorities would launch oil from its strategic reserves for now, information company Reuters reported.
Brent crude futures jumped $1.07 (1.3 per cent) to $83.02 a barrel by 0643 GMT whereas U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.11 (1.4 per cent) to $79.41 a barrel. Earlier within the week, WTI touched a close to seven-year excessive of $79.78, whereas Brent hit a three-year excessive of $83.47, the report mentioned.
Here’s what you pay for a litre of petrol and diesel in your metropolis on Friday, October 8, 2021:
City
Petrol (Rs/litre)
Diesel (Rs/litre)
New Delhi
103.54
92.12
Mumbai
109.54
99.92
Kolkata
104.23
95.23
Chennai
101.01
96.60
Bengaluru
107.14
97.77
Hyderabad
107.71
100.51
Patna
106.59
98.65
Bhopal
112.07
101.17
Jaipur
110.60
101.56
Lucknow
100.60
92.55
Thiruvananthapuram
105.79
99.09
Source: Indian Oil Corporation