Price of petrol in Delhi on Tuesday, May 29, was at Rs 78.43 while the cost of diesel was at Rs 69.31 per litre.

In a measure of relief for transport fuel consumers, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have unofficially suspended the daily pricing system for petrol and diesel for over a week despite the rise in global rates.

Amid rising global trend, the petrol and diesel prices have gone sky high in Delhi and Mumbai.

Going with the international trends, petrol prices have been hiked by 58 paise per litre, while diesel prices have been slashed by 31 paise. Petrol will cost Rs 64.05 a litre from midnight tonight as against Rs 63.47. Similarly, diesel will cost Rs 52.63 a litre as compared to Rs 52.94 a litre.

In good news for the consumers, petrol prices have been slashed by Rs 3.02 per litre