NEW DELHI : Fuel rates were increased all over the country today for the 19th day in a row. Petrol price was hiked by 16 paise a litre while diesel price went up by 14 paise a litre today.
Cumulatively in the last 19 days, the price of petrol has gone up by ₹8.66 a litre while that of diesel has gone by a higher margin of ₹10.63 a litre.Diesel prices have touched all-time high figures while petrol is at 19-month high.
The recent spike can be attributed to last month's hike in excise duties when crude oil rates were trading at a low of several decades.Due to a hike in VAT by the Delhi government, diesel has become costlier than petrol in the national capital territory.Latest petrol, diesel prices in top cities:New Delhi: Petrol ₹79.92..