Fuel prices were hiked again on Saturday taking petrol price in Mumbai over ₹100 per litre for the first time. Petrol price was hiked up to 26 paise while the price of diesel went up around 30 paise across metros, as per Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) data. In Mumbai, petrol price breached ₹100 mark as it was retailing at ₹100.19 per litre whereas diesel was priced at ₹92.17 per litre. Petrol and diesel prices in Chennai stood at ₹95.51 & ₹89.65 per litre respectively. The 15th increase in prices since May 4 has pushed petrol and diesel prices to record-high levels across the country.

Source: Mint May 29, 2021 03:22 UTC