Chennai: For seventh day in a row, fuel prices were increased in the country today. Petrol price was hiked by 59 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise.
According to a price notification of state oil marketing companies, petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 75.16 per litre from Rs 74.57, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 73.39 a litre from Rs 72.81.
In seven hikes, petrol price has gone up by Rs 3.9 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.
Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.