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Petrol, diesel price on 13th August 2018: Check out rates in metro cities
State-owned oil firms had in mid-June last year dumped 15-year practice of revising rates on 1st and 16th of every month in favour of daily price revisions.
New Delhi: Petrol and Diesel prices were reduced in four metro cities after two days of pause, applicable from 6:00 a.m. on 13th August 2018.
On Monday, Petrol prices were cut by 9 paise in Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai. In Kolkata petrol prices were hiked by 8 paise. Diesel prices were cut by 5 paise in all the metro cities of Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.
Retail selling prices have been firming up since July 30 as international rates inched up. Rates have risen by Rs 0.90 a litre in case of petrol in nine days while diesel prices have risen by Rs 0.88 per litre.
State-owned oil firms had in mid-June last year dumped 15-year practice of revising rates on 1st and 16th of every month in favour of daily price revisions.
Oil prices were mixed with Brent off 14 cents at $72.67 a barrel, while U.S. crude added 2 cents to $67.65, according to a report by news agency Reuters.
Prices of non-branded petrol in metro-cities
| Cities | (Rs/litre) |
| New Delhi | 77.14 |
| Kolkata | 80.10 |
| Mumbai | 84.58 |
| Chennai | 80.14 |
Prices of non-branded diesel in metro-cities
| Cities | (Rs/litre) |
| New Delhi | 68.72 |
| Kolkata | 71.56 |
| Mumbai | 72.96 |
| Chennai | 72.59 |
(Source: Indian Oil) Prices may vary from outlet to outlet within a city