There has been a continuous increase in the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday for the fourth consecutive day. Due to increase in the price of crude oil in the international market this month, there has been an increase in the price of petrol and diesel. Oil marketing companies on Saturday increased the price of petrol increased by 21 paise in Delhi, 20 paise in Kolkata, 21 paise in Mumbai and 19 paise per litre in Chennai. Prices of diesel have increased by 29 paise in Delhi and Kolkata, 31 paise in Mumbai and 28 paise per litre in Chennai.

The price of petrol and diesel has increased 9 times so far this month, after which the price of petrol has increased by Rs 1.28 per litre in Delhi, while diesel has become expensive by Rs 1.96 per liter. According to the website of Indian Oil, petrol prices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai have increased to Rs 82.34, Rs 83.87, Rs 89.02 and Rs 85.31 per litre respectively. Diesel prices in the four metros have also increased to Rs 72.42, Rs 75.99, Rs 78.97 and Rs 77.84 per litre respectively.

Brent crude's February delivery futures contract on the international futures market Inter Continental Exchange (ICE) closed at $ 48.28 a barrel, up 1.03 percent from the previous session on Friday. Let us tell you that on November 2, the price of bentra crude was broken up to $ 35.74 per barrel. After this, Brent price has increased to $ 49.09 per barrel on Thursday. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) January delivery futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymax) closed at $ 45.53 a barrel, down 0.39 percent from the previous session on Friday. On November 2, the WTI price was fall to $ 33.64 per barrel.

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