Petrol touches Rs 81 mark in Delhi, is selling at Rs 88.39 a litre in Mumbai

There appears to be no relief in sight for consumers in foreseeable future as fuel prices touched a new high on Thursday after both petrol and diesel saw a marginal increase of Rs 13 paise a and 11 paise, respectively.

Petrol at Rs 81.00/litre (increase by Rs 0.13/litre) and diesel at Rs 73.08/litre (increase by Rs 0.11/litre) in Delhi, reported news agency ANI.

Similarly in Mumbai petrol is being sold for Rs 88.39/litre (an increase of Rs 0.13/litre) and diesel at Rs 77.58/litre (an increase of Rs 0.11/litre), the ANI report added.

While the Centre ruled out any cut in taxes on Monday, states like Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal announced marginal tax cuts in a relief to the consumers.

On Wednesday, fuel prices remained steady after breaching record levels continuously for over a week.

As per the Indian Oil Corporation, petrol was being sold at Rs 80.87 and diesel at Rs 72.97 per litre in the national capital on Tuesday, while in Mumbai, petrol and diesel were being sold at Rs 88.26 and Rs 77.47 per litre respectively.

On Monday, the commuters in New Delhi paid Rs 80.73 to get a litre of petrol and for diesel Rs 72.83. On Sunday, Delhites were charged Rs 80.50 for a litre of petrol while diesel was sold for Rs 72.61 per litre.

In Mumbai, the financial capital, people had to shell out Rs Rs 88.12 for a litre of petrol and Rs 77.32 for diesel per litre on Monday. On Sunday, the petrol was bought for Rs 87.89 per litre while diesel Rs 77.09.