At Rs 69.04 a litre, petrol price hits year’s lowest

New Delhi, December 30

Petrol price on Sunday was cut by 22 paise per litre to its lowest level in 2018, while diesel rates were reduced by 23 paise to a nine-month low.

Petrol price in Delhi was cut to Rs 69.04 per litre from Rs 69.26 while diesel rates came down to Rs 63.09 from Rs 63.32 a litre, according to the price notification of state-owned oil firms. Petrol prices, which have been on a decline since October 18 except for one day, are at their lowest level of 2018. Diesel rates are at their lowest since March-end.

In all, petrol price has fallen by Rs 13.79 per litre since October 18, more than negating all of the hike that was witnessed in the two-month period beginning mid-August. Diesel prices have declined by Rs 12.06 per litre in two-and-a-half months. Petrol price had touched a record high of Rs 84 per litre in Delhi and Rs 91.34 in Mumbai on October 4. Diesel on that day had peaked to Rs 75.45 a litre in Delhi and Rs 80.10 in Mumbai. — PTI