After a pause of over 45 days, petrol prices rose across the four metros today.
In the national capital, the fuel was sold at Rs 80.57 per litre, 14 paise higher than the previous level. Petrol price was at Rs 80.43 in Delhi from June 29.
The price hike comes at a time when crude oil prices have been rising and the Brent crude is trading around $45 per barrel.
Prices of petrol in the other key metros, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata today were Rs 87.31, Rs 83.75 and Rs 82.17 per litre respectively.
Diesel prices, however, were unchanged for the 16th consecutive day in Delhi at Rs 73.56 per litre.
Price of diesel fell over Rs 8 in the city on July 31 after the Delhi Government announced to slash the value added tax (VAT) on it.
In Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata also diesel prices were unchanged at Rs 80.11, Rs 78.86 and Rs 77.06 per litre..
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