Petrol crosses Rs 95 in Delhi, above Rs 100-mark in 6 states

Petrol value on Sunday crossed Rs 95 a litre in Delhi and diesel breached Rs 86 per litre mark for the primary time ever as gasoline costs had been hiked once more.
Petrol value was elevated by 21 paise per litre and diesel 20 paise a litre, in accordance with a value notification of state-owned gasoline retailers.
The hike — twentieth since May 4 — took gasoline costs throughout the nation to a historic excessive. Petrol is now above Rs 100 per litre mark in six states and union territories – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Ladakh.
In Delhi, petrol hit an all-time excessive of Rs 95.09 a litre, whereas diesel is now priced at Rs 86.01 per litre.
Brent crude, the worldwide oil-price benchmark, is nearing $72 per barrel for the primary time in two years. Rajasthan levies the very best VAT on petrol and diesel within the nation, adopted by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Mumbai on May 29 turned the primary metro within the nation the place petrol was being offered at over Rs 100-a-litre mark. Petrol now prices Rs 101.3 per litre within the metropolis and diesel comes for Rs 93.35.