Petrol, Diesel Prices Remain Unchanged For Second Straight Day

Fuel prices remained unchanged for the second straight day on Tuesday, October 26, after five consecutive hikes. In the national capital, petrol and diesel rates stood at ₹ 107.59 and ₹ 96.32 per litre respectively, according to Indian Oil Corporation.

Currently, petrol costs 36.19 per cent more than the price at which aviation turbine fuel (ATF or jet fuel) is sold to airlines. ATF in Delhi costs ₹ 79,020.16 per kilo litre or roughly ₹ 79 per litre.

In Mumbai, a litre of petrol now costs ₹ 113.46, and diesel is sold at ₹ 104.38 per litre. Petrol prices in Chennai stayed above the ₹ 104 per litre-mark and is currently sold at ₹ 104.52 per litre; while diesel rates stood at ₹ 100.59. Among the four metro cities, fuel rates are the highest in Mumbai, according to the state-run oil refiner. Fuel rates vary across the states due to value-added tax or VAT