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Petrol, diesel prices finally cut after 15 days pause
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SME Times News Bureau | 15 Apr, 2021
Fuel prices in the country finally fell on Thursday with oil marketing
companies deciding to pass the benefit of softer global oil prices
earlier this month to the consumers.
Accordingly, pump prices of petrol and diesel fell by 16 paisa and 14 paisa per litre respectively on Thursday.
With
this, petrol is now being retailed at Rs 90.40 a litre in Delhi, down
from previous day's level of Rs 90.56 a litre. Similarly, diesel is now
priced at Rs 80.73 a litre in the national capital from earlier level of
Rs 80.87 a litre.
With crude remaining below $65 a barrel, for
most part of the last fortnight along with softer product prices, the
oil companies decided to break their pause and passed on the benefit to
the consumers. The OMCs benchmark retail fuel prices to a 15-day rolling
average of global refined products' prices and dollar exchange rate.
However,
the global crude has again gained and crossed $66 a barrel mark. If
this holds for a few days, fuel prices may have to be revised upwards.
Before the long drawn pause, petrol and diesel fell by 22 paisa and 23 paisa per litre respectively last on March 30.
Across
the country as well the petrol and diesel prices fell on Thursday but
its retail levels varied depending on the level of local levies in
respective states.
Premium petrol, however, continues to remain over Rs 100 a litre in Mumbai and several other cities across the country.
The
OMCs went on price cut for the first time this year on two consecutive
days - March 24 and March 25 after keeping oil prices steady for 24
days. It again reduced the price on March 30. Thereafter, fuel prices
remained unchanged for the past 15 days before falling again on April
15.
Earlier, petrol and diesel prices increased 26 times in 2021
with the two auto fuels increasing by Rs 7.46 and Rs 7.60 per litre
respectively so far this year.
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Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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66.20
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64.50 |
UK Pound
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87.50
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84.65 |
Euro
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78.25
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75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
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