Petrol crosses 91 mark in Mumbai, touches new high in Delhi

  • Petrol and diesel prices received hikes today after a five-day hiatus.
Petrol and diesel prices received hikes on Wednesday after a five-day hiatus. (file photo) (PTI)
Petrol and diesel prices received hikes on Wednesday after a five-day hiatus. (file photo)

Petrol price on Wednesday touched a new high of 84.45 per litre in the national capital after state-owned fuel retailers hiked prices after a five-day hiatus.

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies.

In Delhi, petrol now costs 84.45 per litre and diesel is priced at 74.63. In Mumbai, petrol comes for 91.07 a litre and diesel for 81.34.

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This is the highest ever price of petrol in Delhi, while diesel is at a record high in Mumbai.

State-owned fuel retailers -- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) -- had on January 6, resumed daily price revision after nearly a month-long hiatus.

Rates were hiked on two consecutive days - totalling 49 paise for petrol and 51 paise for diesel - before they hit a pause button again.

The price increase cycle resumed after international oil prices rose for the seventh day. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 1.3 per cent at USD 53.88 a barrel, while Brent crude was up 79 cents at USD 57.37.

Both benchmarks are trading at the highest since February, before the coronavirus outbreak in China began spreading across the world, forcing lockdowns that shaved off demand.

Petrol price had scaled to an all-time high of 84.20 per litre on January 7.

The previous highest ever rate of 84 a litre for petrol in Delhi was touched on October 4, 2018. On that day, diesel too had scaled to an all-time high of 75.45 a litre.

The government had responded to that situation by cutting excise duty on petrol and diesel by 1.50 per litre in a bid to ease inflationary pressure and boost consumer confidence. Alongside, state-owned fuel retailers cut prices by another Re 1 a litre, which they recouped later.

The highest level for petrol in Mumbai was on October 4, 2018, when it was 91.34.

Though petrol and diesel rates are to be revised on a daily basis in line with benchmark international price and foreign exchange, government-controlled fuel retailers have been moderating rates since the pandemic broke out.

This after they adjusted a 13 per litre hike in excise duty on petrol and 15 a litre on diesel, against a decrease in the retail selling price that was warranted by crude oil prices falling to an average of USD 19 per barrel in April.

Excise duty totals 32.98 per litre in petrol and 31.83 in diesel. VAT in Delhi totals to 19.32 a litre on petrol and 10.85 on diesel.

Since May 2020, petrol price has risen by 14.79 per litre and diesel by 12.34 a litre, price notifications of oil companies showed.

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First Published Date: 13 Jan 2021, 12:01 PM IST
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