Fuel prices continue to soar, Rs 80 per litre in Mumbai  

Petrol and diesel prices continued the upward trend on Friday with petrol selling at ₹80/litre and diesel at ₹70.55/litre in Mumbai.

The maximum surge was recorded in Maharashtra's Parbhani where the price of petrol was ₹81.93/litre and diesel ₹71.31/litre.

Petrol rates increased by 15 paise in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, and by 16 paise in Chennai. Diesel rates shot up by 10 paise in Delhi and Kolkata, by 11 paise in Mumbai and Chennai. The rest of the country has also witnessed a hike in fuel prices.

As per the Indian Oil website, petrol priced in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai were: ₹74.43/litre, ₹77.03/litre, ₹80.00/litre, ₹77.28/litre respectively, while the diesel rates were: ₹67.24/litre, ₹69.66 /litre, ₹70.55 /litre and ₹71.09/litre respectively.