Petrol and diesel costs in your metropolis in the present day, test right here

Petrol and diesel worth in the present day: A day after hitting new file highs on Tuesday, petrol and diesel costs have been regular throughout the nation on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The auto gas costs had touched file highs on May 18, when petrol rose by 27 paise per litre whereas diesel inched up 29 paise within the nationwide capital.
The worth of petrol in Delhi stands at Rs 92.85 per litre whereas that of diesel is at Rs 83.51. In Mumbai, petrol at the moment prices Rs 99.14, whereas diesel is retailing at Rs 90.71, information accessible on Indian Oil Corporation’s web site confirmed.
So far on this month, the auto gas costs have been hiked 10 occasions after oil advertising and marketing firms (OMCs) resumed their worth revisions ending an 18-day hiatus that coincided with the meeting elections in key states.

With the current hikes this month, petrol charges have already crossed the Rs 100-mark in a number of cities in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Last week Bhopal turned the primary state capital to have petrol hit the three-figure mark and now Mumbai too appears headed in that route.
Fuel costs in India differ from state to state relying on the native taxation (VAT) and freight costs. Apart from this, the central authorities costs an excise responsibility on auto fuels.
The central and state taxes make up for 60 per cent of the retail promoting worth of petrol and over 54 per cent of diesel. Centre levies Rs 32.90 per litre of excise responsibility on petrol and Rs 31.80 a litre on diesel.

Petrol and diesel costs usually get revised each day in keeping with benchmark worldwide worth and overseas trade charges.
In the worldwide market, oil costs fell for a second day on Wednesday on renewed demand considerations as coronavirus circumstances in Asia rise and on fears of rising inflation may lead the US Federal Reserve to boost rates of interest, which may restrict financial development, information company Reuters reported earlier within the day.
Brent crude futures fell 73 cents (1.1 per cent) to $67.98 a barrel at 0452 GMT. It settled 1.1 per cent decrease on Tuesday after briefly climbing above $70 earlier within the session. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 77 cents (1.2 per cent) to $64.72 a barrel, following a 1.2 per cent fall on Tuesday, the report mentioned.
Here’s what you pay for a litre of petrol and diesel in your metropolis on Wednesday, May 19, 2021:
City
Petrol (Rs/litre)
Diesel (Rs/litre)
New Delhi
92.85
83.51
Mumbai
99.14
90.71
Kolkata
92.92
86.35
Chennai
94.54
88.34
Bengaluru
95.94
88.53
Hyderabad
96.50
91.04
Patna
95.05
88.75
Bhopal
100.91
91.90
Jaipur
99.30
92.18
Lucknow
90.57
83.89
Thiruvananthapuram
94.83
89.77
Source: Indian Oil Corporation