Days after the steepest diesel price increase, oil companies on Saturday raised premium or branded petrol and diesel rates by Rs 6.36 and Rs 19.55 per litre, respectively.
The government, on Thursday, had raised the diesel price by Rs 5 per litre and allowed the oil companies to price premium or branded petrol and diesel at market prices.
Subsequently, premium or branded petrol in Delhi is being sold at Rs 77.58 per litre from Saturday, against Rs 71.22 earlier. Premium diesel is being sold at Rs 65.81 per litre, against Rs 46.26 earlier, industry sources say.
The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was also raised by about two per cent to Rs 73,711 per kilolitre. The increase in ATF price comes on the back of the largest ever increase in rates effected from the beginning of this month.
