New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices have been recorded today for the eighth consecutive day. In the country's capital Delhi, the price of petrol has increased by 30 paise and the price of diesel by 35 paise per liter. After which you will now have to pay Rs 89.29 for one liter of petrol and Rs 79.70 for one liter of diesel in Delhi.

At the same time, the price of petrol has reached above Rs 95 per liter in Mumbai, the financial capital of the country. Petrol price in Mumbai has been increased to Rs 95.75 per liter and diesel to Rs 86.72 per liter. Here the price of petrol has increased by 29 paise and diesel by 38 paise. The price of one-liter petrol in Ganganagar, Rajasthan is now Rs 99.81. In Jaipur, petrol is being sold at the rate of Rs 95.73 per liter. Petrol is being sold in Bangalore at Rs 92.23 and diesel at Rs 84.47 per liter. The price of petrol in Chennai is Rs 91.48 and diesel is Rs 84.80 per liter. At the same time, petrol in Kolkata is being sold at Rs 90.54, diesel at Rs 83.29 per liter.

The reason for the increase in the price of petrol and diesel is the rise in crude oil in the international market. Benchmark crude oil has reached beyond $ 63 a barrel. After the boom in international markets, local companies made petrol and diesel expensive. With this, retail prices of fuel have achieved a new record level by combining state-level taxes.

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