State-run oil marketing companies reduced petrol and diesel prices on Friday as global oil prices continued to remain soft.
Petrol prices were cut about 13 paise to 15 paise while Diesel prices were also cut by a similar margin as rates fell to nine-month low. After today’s cut, petrol in Dimapur was retailing at Rs.71.13 per litre while diesel was priced at Rs.63.63 per litre. In the state capital Kohima, a litre of petrol and diesel was Rs. 71.99 and Rs.64.31 respectively.
Petrol in Delhi stood at 70 per litre, Rs.72.7 per litre in Kolkata, Rs.75.7 per litre in Mumbai and Rs.72.71 per litre in Chennai.
Diesel retailed at Rs.62.74 a litre in Delhi, Rs.65.07 in Kolkata, Rs.65.68 in Mumbai and Rs.66.19 in Chennai.