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Petrol, diesel prices slashed

New Delhi, April 15
State-owned oil firms today decreased the retail selling prices of petrol and diesel by up to Rs 1.08 and Rs 1.18 per litre respectively, in step with the global softening of crude oil prices.

The new prices will be effective from midnight tonight.

Petrol will cost Rs 32.49 per litre in Delhi as against the prevailing Rs 33.49 a litre, while diesel prices have gone down from Rs 22.12 to Rs 21.12 per litre, official sources said here.

Petrol prices in Kolkata have been decreased by Re 1 to Rs 34 per litre while in Mumbai, a litre of petrol would now cost Rs 37.52 as against the prevailing price of Rs 38.59, Chennai saw a Rs 1.08 per litre decrease in petrol prices to Rs 35.48.

Diesel prices in Kolkata declined from Rs 23.51 to Rs 22.52 per litre. In Mumbai, the fall was of Rs 1.18 per litre to Rs 26.70, while in Chennai, diesel prices slipped from Rs 24.65 per litre to Rs 23.55 per litre. PTI

Following are the new prices of petrol and diesel in four metro cities effective from midnight tonight: