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Petrol, Diesel Prices Continue To Come Down: 5 Things To Know
06 Jun 2018, 09:14 AM IST 
Petrol, diesel prices today: Currently, rates at fuel stations are revised on a daily basis
Petrol and diesel prices were lowered in the range of 8-12 paise per litre. That marked the eighth consecutive cut for petrol prices and the seventh in eight days in case of diesel. Currently, domestic petrol and diesel prices - determined broadly by crude oil and rupee-dollar forex rates - are revised on a daily basis, and the new rates effected at fuel stations at 6:00 am every day. Petrol prices have been lowered by a total 71 paise per litre in Delhi, 69 paise per litre in Kolkata, 70 paise per litre in Mumbai and 75 paise per litre in Chennai since May 29, data from Indian Oil Corporation shows. Diesel prices have been decreased by 51 paise a litre in Delhi and Kolkata each, and 54 paise per litre in Mumbai and Chennai.
Here are five things to know about petrol and diesel prices today:
| Petrol price (in Rs. per litre) | Diesel price (in Rs. per litre) | |||||
| 06-Jun | 05-Jun | 29-May | 06-Jun | 05-Jun | 29-May | |
| Delhi | 77.72 | 77.83 | 78.43 | 68.8 | 68.88 | 69.31 |
| Kolkata | 80.37 | 80.47 | 81.06 | 71.35 | 71.43 | 71.86 |
| Mumbai | 85.54 | 85.65 | 86.24 | 73.25 | 73.33 | 73.79 |
| Chennai | 80.68 | 80.8 | 81.43 | 72.64 | 72.72 | 73.18 |
| (Source: iocl.com) | ||||||
| State capital | Petrol price on June 6 (in Rs. per litre) |
Diesel price on June 6 (in Rs. per litre) |
|---|---|---|
| Agartala | 73.4 | 66.87 |
| Aizwal | 73.52 | 66.06 |
| Ambala | 77.83 | 69.32 |
| Bangalore | 78.99 | 69.98 |
| Bhopal | 83.34 | 72.42 |
| Bhubhaneswar | 76.53 | 73.75 |
| Chandigarh | 74.75 | 66.81 |
| Dehradun | 78.78 | 69.13 |
| Gandhinagar | 77.01 | 73.94 |
| Gangtok | 80.7 | 70.5 |
| Guwahati | 79.92 | 71.83 |
| Hyderabad | 82.33 | 74.78 |
| Imphal | 75.78 | 66.85 |
| Itanagar | 73.54 | 66.05 |
| Jaipur | 80.49 | 73.26 |
| Jammu | 79.41 | 69.96 |
| Jullunder | 82.97 | 68.7 |
| Kohima | 76.15 | 67.14 |
| Lucknow | 78.26 | 68.96 |
| Panjim | 71.62 | 70.02 |
| Patna | 83.19 | 73.49 |
| Pondicherry | 76.48 | 71.07 |
| Port Blair | 66.96 | 64.47 |
| Raipur | 78.1 | 74.27 |
| Ranchi | 77.42 | 72.63 |
| Shillong | 77.08 | 68.6 |
| Shimla | 77.88 | 68.43 |
| Srinagar | 82.11 | 72.18 |
| Trivandrum | 80.86 | 73.63 |
| Silvasa | 75.59 | 69.62 |
| Daman | 75.52 | 69.55 |
| (Source: iocl.com) | ||