OMCs continue to hold petrol, diesel prices

Oil marketing companies kept the retail prices of petrol and diesel unchanged across the country on Sunday.

Retail prices of the two fuels have been unchanged despite recent increase in crude oil prices.

In the national capital, petrol price was unchanged at Rs 81.06 per litre.

In Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, the fuel was sold at Rs 87.74, Rs 84.14 and Rs 82.59 per litre respectively.

Petrol prices have remained untouched across the four metros for over seven weeks now whereas diesel prices have not been revised for nearly one and a half months.

On Sunday, diesel prices in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata remained unchanged at Rs 70.46, Rs 76.86, Rs 75.95 and Rs 73.99 per litre respectively.