Petrol and diesel rates across the country hiked for the seventh consecutive day on Monday as both fuel prices hit fresh record highs on Monday. After the fresh hike in of 26 paise, the price of petrol in Delhi is close to 89 per litre.

In Mumbai the price of normal petrol has crossed Rs 95 per litre, while petrol with additives has crossed the mark of Rs 100 Maharashtra’s Parbhani district. The higher cost in this district is due to long-distance transport.

Another city where the price is petrol is about to cross Rs 100 per litre mark is Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar. In the capital city of Jaipur, petrol is retailing at Rs 95.51.

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There are several cities where petrol prices have reached above Rs 90 per litre. After today’s hike by oil marketing companies in Kolkata, a litre of petrol costs Rs 90.25. The cost of petrol has also breached the Rs 91-mark after the fresh hike.

Other cities where petrol price has crossed Rs 90 per litre are Hyderabad (Rs 92.53), Bengaluru (Rs 91.97), Patna (Rs 91.67) and Thiruvananthapuram (Rs 90.87).

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Meanwhile, Diesel price also hiked in most cities and districts across the country. In New Delhi, the price of diesel has gone up by Rs 79.35 after the latest 29 paise hike today. In Kolkata, the price of diesel is retailing at Rs 82.94 per litre, while Mumbaikars will have to pay Rs 86.34 for a litre of diesel from today.

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