scorecardresearch
Petrol, Diesel Prices Continue to Rise for Sixth Consecutive Day Post Iran Attack

Petrol, Diesel Prices Continue to Rise for Sixth Consecutive Day Post Iran Attack

advertisement
Fuel Fuel

New Delhi, January 7, 2020

The prices of fuel have been increasing on a daily basis. This time these have increased for the sixth time in a row. On Tuesday, the price of petrol rose by 5 paise and diesel by 12 paise across all the major cities of the country.

The increase in the prices was reported post rising tensions in the Middle East after the assassination of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in a US strike ordered by US President Donald Trump.

As per the latest report, petrol costs Rs 75.74 a litre in Delhi, Rs 78.33 a litre in Kolkata, Rs 81.33 a litre in Mumbai and Rs 78.69 a litre in Chennai, after the increase. While diesel prices cost Rs 68.79 a litre in Delhi, Rs 72.14 a litre in Mumbai, Rs 71.15 a litre in Kolkata and Rs 72.69 in Chennai.

ALSO READ: Tripura Tribal Bodies to Organise Statewide Agitation against CAA from Jan 7

In a conclusive calculation of the first seven days of the year 2020, the petrol price rose up by 60 paise while diesel by 83 paise.

The Brent crude oil rates which crossed the $70 a barrel mark on Monday has cooled down a little bit on the sixth day to stay below the $70 a barrel.

It may be mentioned here that domestic petrol and diesel prices are reviewed by oil marketing companies on a daily basis. Price revisions are generally implemented at the fuel stations with effect from 6 am.

At the same time, the Congress party is also daring the BJP party to hold elections right away, with the former CM Tarun Gogoi claiming that the BJP will be lucky to win 25 seats.

Support Inside Northeast (InsideNE), an independent media platform that focuses on Citizen-centric stories from Northeast India that are surprising, inspiring, cinematic and emotionally relevant.

Readers like you make Inside Northeast’s work possible.

To support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism, support us HERE.

Download:

The Inside Northeast app HERE for News, Views, and Reviews from Northeast India.

Do keep following us for news on-the-go. We deliver the Northeast

Edited By: Admin
Published On: Jan 07, 2020