NEW DELHI : As Brent crude futures continued to hover around $52 a barrel, petrol and diesel prices were cut today after a day of no change in rates. Petrol price was cut by 15 paise a litre and diesel by 9 paise a litre today.

In Delhi, a litre of petrol is priced at ₹71.29 per litre and diesel at ₹63.94 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is selling at ₹76.98 per litre and diesel at ₹66.96 per litre. In Chennai, a litre of petrol will cost ₹ 74.07 per litre whereas diesel is now priced at ₹ 67.47 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol is now selling at ₹ 73.73 and diesel at ₹ 66.12. In Hyderabad, petrol pumps will charge ₹ 75.78 for petrol and ₹ 69.62 for diesel.

Fuel rates are now at an 8-9 month low in India as crude oil prices have fallen by more than 20% since its January 2020 peak.

Brent crude rose by 78 cents, or 1.5%, to $51.91 per barrel by 0202 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up by 69 cents, or 1.5%, at $47.47 per barrel.