No respite for consumers as fuel price rises for seventh consecutive day
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Sep 01, 2018, 04:35 IST | Updated: Sep 01, 2018, 04:35 IST
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The price of petrol rose to Rs 78.68 per litre in Delhi and Rs 86.09 per litre in Mumbai.
The prices of petrol and diesel saw a further rise onSaturday morning with an increase by Rs 0.16 per litre on petrol and Rs 0.21 litre on diesel.
While the price of petrol rose to Rs 78.68 per litre in Delhi and Rs 86.09 per litre in Mumbai. Diesel scaled a new high and is availableat Rs 70.42 per litre in Delhi and Rs 74.76 per litre in Mumbai.
The price of petrol had crossed theRs 78 per litremark in Delhi for the first time in more than two-and-half-months on Tuesday.
The fuel prices have beenon a consistent rise for several days.
Fuel prices have witnessed a sharp hike since August 26.
The prices have climbed steadily since August 26.