Fuel prices\u00a0continued to rise on Saturday, with\u00a0petrol and\u00a0diesel\u00a0prices touching a new record high in several metropolitan cities, including\u00a0Delhi\u00a0and\u00a0Mumbai.
\nThe price of\u00a0petrol\u00a0has been increased to Rs 78.68 per litre in\u00a0Delhi, against Rs. 78.52 on Friday, while\u00a0diesel\u00a0is being retailed at Rs. 70.42 per litre.
\nIn\u00a0Mumbai,\u00a0petrol\u00a0is being sold at Rs 86.09 per litre (increased by Rs 0.16 per litre), while\u00a0diesel\u00a0spurted to a new high of Rs. 74.76 per litre (increased by Rs 0.22 per litre).
\nOn August 31, the price for\u00a0petrol\u00a0was Rs. 78.52 per litre in\u00a0Delhi\u00a0and\u00a0diesel\u00a0was sold at Rs. 70.21. In\u00a0Mumbai,\u00a0petrol\u00a0was sold at Rs 85.93 per litre and\u00a0diesel\u00a0at Rs 74.54 per litre.
\nThere has been a surge in fuel prices since August 16 after the rupee hit a record low of 71 against the US dollar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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