Hyderabad: Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked for the fourth straight day on Friday (October 8) across the country. Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.
A litre of petrol costs Rs 107.71 in Hyderabad, a hike of 31 paise, while the rate of diesel is Rs 100.51 per litre, a hike of 38 paise.
Petrol in Kolkata costs Rs 104.23 per litre, while diesel costs Rs 95.23 a litre, 29 paise and 35 paise hike, respectively.
In Chennai, a litre of petrol is priced at Rs 101.01, which is an increase of 26 paise. On Friday, the price of a litre of diesel was Rs 96.60 per litre, a rise of 34 paise.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol costs Rs 103.54, a hike of 30 paise, while the rate of diesel is priced at Rs 92.12per litre, a hike of 35 paise.
The increase on Friday pushed rates to a new record high. The changes in the petrol and diesel prices are implemented every day at 6 am across the country by the oil marketing companies including Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil and Hindustan Petroleum.