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Fuel prices continue to rise on fourth day this week, petrol jumps to Rs 83.40 in Delhi

Fuel prices continue to rise on fourth day this week, petrol jumps to Rs 83.40 in Delhi

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Fuel prices in the national capital continued to rise on Saturday with petrol prices registering an increase of Rs 0.22 paise while diesel shot up by Rs 0.21 paise.

Petrol in Delhi today will be sold at Rs 83.40 per litre whereas diesel amounts to Rs 74.63 per litre.

For Mumbaikars, petrol prices inched further towards the Rs 91-mark at Rs 90.75 per litre, an increase of Rs 0.22 from Friday. Diesel in Mumbai will be sold for Rs 79.23 per litre, up by Rs 0.22 on Saturday.

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On Friday, petrol in the national capital amounted to Rs 83.22 per litre while diesel prices stood at Rs 74.42 per litre.

In Mumbai, petrol was priced at Rs 90.57 per litre and diesel was sold at Rs 79.01 per litre respectively. Petrol prices in Mumbai had crossed the Rs 90-mark on Monday.

The rise in international crude prices, which crossed $81 per barrel on Wednesday, has added to India's woes including the effect of a sliding Rupee has led to a large-scale increase in fuel prices.

Earlier this month, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari had admitted that fuel prices were "very high and hurting the public".