New Delhi [India], Sept 6 (NT): Fuel prices once again broke the fresh records as Petrol; diesel prices witnessed a hike on Thursday. Petrol is being sold at Rs.79.51 per litre and diesel at Rs.71.55 per litre in the national capital New Delhi.

The price of petrol has been hiked by 20 paise per litre, while diesel witnessed a hike of 21 paise per litre, as compared to Tuesday's prices in New Delhi.

In Mumbai, the price of petrol has exceeded the Rs 86 mark and to be sold at Rs.86.91 per litre, while diesel is being put on the market at Rs.75.96 per litre.

Fuel prices across four metropolitan cities remained steady on Wednesday, after recording a hike for ten consecutive days.

Petrol was selling at an unchanged price of Rs 79.31 per litre yesterday, but the same was retailing at Rs. 86.72 in Mumbai, Rs. 82.41 in Chennai and Rs. 82.22 in Kolkata.

The diesel prices also remained unchanged on Wednesday across the four major cities, as per the Indian Oil Corporation.

Earlier a day diesel was being sold at Rs 71.34 per litre of in Delhi, Rs 75.74 per litre in Mumbai, Rs 75.39 per litre in Chennai and Rs 74.19 per litre in Kolkata.

Earlier, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan had said that the  hike in fuel prices in the nation was  temporary . He added that a rise in global crude oil prices was responsible for the price flow in India. (NT)