Petrol prices above Rs 103 per litre in Mumbai, crosses Rs 100 per litre mark in Bengaluru

Mumbai : After remaining steady for a day, the petrol prices were hiked for the tenth time in this month on Friday.

In Delhi, petrol got costlier by 27 paise, while the diesel prices were hiked by 28 paise.

The latest revision took the cost of petrol in Delhi to Rs 96.93 per litre while diesel is currently retailing at 87.69. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs 103.08 per litre, whereas diesel has reached Rs 95.14 per litre.

Meanwhile, Bengaluru has joined the list of cities where petrol has crossed Rs 100 per litre mark. A litre of petrol is now costing Bengalureans Rs 100.17 and diesel Rs 92.97.

Last month Bhopal has also reported petrol prices above Rs 100 per litre, after Jaipur and Mumbai.

Following this, petrol is being sold at over Rs100 in seven States and Union Territories -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Ladakh.

Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan near the border with Pakistan has the costliest fuel in the country -- petrol is priced at Rs 108.07 a litre and diesel at Rs 100.82.