Petrol, Diesel price to be slashed from today

New Delhi, Nov 30: The three state-run oil marketing companies on Monday reduced petrol and diesel prices. Petrol and diesel will be cheaper by Rs.0.58 and Rs.0.25 per liter, respectively in the national capital.

The reduction will be effective from Today.

Making the fortnightly revision in retail prices, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) also exclaimed their concerns regarding this price reduction of petrol and diesel.

The current level of international product prices of petrol and diesel and INR-USD exchange rate warrant a decrease in prices, the impact of which is being passed on to the consumers with this price revision.

Allowing for local levies, the IOC said the price of petrol per liter from Tuesday will be Rs.60.48 in Delhi, Rs.65.93 in Kolkata, Rs.67.55 in Mumbai, and Rs.60.80 in Chennai.

Diesel will cost Rs.46.55 a liter in Delhi, Rs.50.10 in Kolkata, Rs.53.78 in Mumbai, and Rs.47.77 in Chennai.

The Indian basket of crude oils closed on the previous trading day on Friday at $41.01 a barrel, after having dropped below $40 during the fortnight in consideration.

(Inputs from IANS)