Petrol prices touch ₹82.32 per litre in Delhi, rates in Mumbai at an all-time high

Fuel prices in the country have been witnessing a steep rise since the past few weeks.

Fuel prices continued to soar on Friday morning with petrol prices in New Delhi touching ₹82.32 per litre while diesel rates were ₹73.87 per litre.

The government has said the hike in fuel prices is due to international. (Reuters File Photo)

In Mumbai, petrol is being retailed at an all-time high of ₹89.69 per litre and diesel at ₹78.42 per litre.

On Thursday, the petrol prices saw a hike of ₹0.6 per litre in three metropolitan cities -- Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata-to be sold at ₹82.22, Rs. 89.60, ₹84.70 respectively.

Meanwhile, a litre of petrol in Chennai was increased by 7 paise to be sold at ₹85.48.

However, the rates of diesel remained unchanged in these four cities.

The fuel price has been witnessing a steep rise since the past few weeks. Earlier, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had blamed international factors for the hike in the prices of petroleum products.