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Petrol, Diesel prices: Petrol prices were increased by 0.17 paise in New Delhi, 0.16 paise in Mumbai.Petrol prices were hiked in all four
metro cities for the sixth straight day on Tuesday, according to the website of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Limited
Diesel prices also followed suite and were raised in all four metros for the sixth day in a row, IOC website stated
One litre of petrol was being sold at the rate of Rs 76.53 in New Delhi, Rs 83.91 in Mumbai, Rs 79.20 in Kolkata and Rs 79.43 in Chennai
One litre of diesel was being sold at Rs 68.23 in New Delhi, Rs 72.40 in Mumbai, Rs 70.78 in Kolkata and Rs 72.03 in Chennai.Petrol prices
were increased by 0.17 paise in New Delhi, 0.16 paise in Mumbai, 0.17 paise in Kolkata, and 0.18 paise in Chennai
Diesel prices were raised by 0.16 paise in New Delhi, 0.17 paise in Mumbai, 0.16 paise in Kolkata, and 0.18 paise in Chennai
83.75 in Mumbai, Rs 79.03 in Kolkata and Rs 79.25 in Chennai
Diesel prices were at Rs 68.07 in New Delhi, Rs 72.23 in Mumbai, Rs 70.62 in Kolkata, and Rs 71.85 in Chennai, on Monday.Globally, oil
prices rose on escalating concerns about potential supply shortages, with Brent crude leading the way as hundreds of oil workers in Norway
are set to go on strike later in the day after failed wage talks.Brent crude had added 25 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $78.32 per barrel by
0056 GMT, following a 1.2-per cent climb on Monday, according to a report by news agency Reuters
US light crude futures were up by 17 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $74.02
They gained 5 cents to settle at $73.85 a barrel the session before.Hundreds of workers on Norwegian oil and gas offshore rigs are due to go
on strike on Tuesday after rejecting a proposed wage deal, a move which will likely affect the production of at least one field, Shell's
