Today i.e. on Friday, the new prices of petrol and diesel have been released and like the last many Fridays, this Friday is also a relief. However, the price of crude, which reached below $100 per barrel, saw a marginal rise. WTI crude rose to $102.5 per barrel. At the same time, Brent crude reached $104.4 per barrel. Let us also tell you all that there has been no change in the price of petrol and diesel for the 47th consecutive day.
The cheapest petrol at the moment is Rs 84.10 in Port Blair and diesel is Rs 79.74 a litre. With this, petrol is currently available at Rs 96.72 per litre in Delhi. The companies have not raised its prices since April 6, while crude prices had once gone up to $140 a barrel. Brent crude stood at $113.8 a barrel on Tuesday morning, up from $119 a barrel last week. You can also check the price of petrol and diesel in your city daily through SMS. In fact, Indian oil (IOC) consumers can write RSP to 9224992249 number and HPCL consumers can send it to 9222201122 number by writing HP PRICE. At the same time, BPCL consumers can write RSP and send it to the 9223112222 number.
Apart from this, with the acceleration of economic activity, people travelling during summer vacations and the start of crop sowing, the sale of petrol and diesel in India has increased in June. At the same time, the initial data of the industry has stated that the demand for diesel has risen by two digits since the start of the sowing season. At the same time, diesel sales grew by 35.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis to 73.8 lakh tonnes in June. In fact, it is 10.5 per cent higher than in June 2019 and 33.3 per cent more than June 2020.
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