Petrol, diesel rates for Sunday in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata- 20 Feb
The state-run oil marketing companies(OMCs) have kept the rate of petrol prices unchanged on Sunday. There has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel in India for more than three months. The rate of petrol in the country’s capital Delhi is ₹95.41 per litre today while that of diesel is ₹86.67 per litre. In the country’s financial capital Mumbai, the petrol and diesel prices have remained static to ₹109.98/litre and ₹94.14 per litre, respectively. As for Kolkata and Chennai, petrol and diesel cost ₹104.67 and ₹89.79 and ₹101.40 and ₹91.43 respectively in Chennai.
Prices differ from state to state, depending on the incidence of local taxes and cost of transportation.
Cities | Delhi | Kolkata | Mumbai | Chennai |
Petrol | ₹95.41 | ₹104.67 | ₹109.98 | ₹101.4 |
Diesel | ₹86.67 | ₹89.79 | ₹94.14 | ₹91.43 |
Meanwhile,Brent crude futures settled 57 cents, or 0.6%, higher at $93.54 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ended down 69 cents, or 0.5%, at $91.07 a barrel. U.S. markets will be closed on Monday for the Presidents Day holiday.
Both benchmarks hit their highest levels since September 2014 on Monday, but growing prospects of easing oil sanctions against Iran has weighed on the market.
Brent posted a small 0.9% rise in its ninth weekly gain, while WTI fell 1.7% week, snapping an eight-week rally.
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