Petrol prices hiked by Rs 1.50, diesel by 45 paise
exchange rate shall be closely monitored and the same shall be reflected in future price changes," IOC said in statement.
The company said diesel prices were last revised upward by Rs 0.45 per litre (excluding VAT) on January 18, which resulted in losses on sale of nation's most consumed fuel reducing to Rs 9.15 per litre.
"However, since the last price revision, international diesel prices have also shown continued uptrend. As a result, under-recovery (loss) has gone up to Rs 10.72 per litre which now, with current upward revision of HSD prices by Rs 0.45 per litre, shall stand reduced to Rs 10.27," it said.
In addition to loss on sale of diesel, state-owned fuel retailers are losing Rs 31.60 per litre on kerosene and Rs 481 per 14.2-kg cylinder of domestic cooking gas (LPG).
"Projected under-recovery of IOC on three sensitive products is expected to cross Rs 86,000 crore and of the ndustry (IOC plus BPCL and HPCL) beyond Rs 1,63,000 crore during current year," the statement added.
Following are the revised prices of petrol and diesel at Indian Oil Corp (IOC) petrol pumps in four metros with effect from midnight tonight.
Rates at pumps of Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) vary by a few paisa.
DIESEL
Current Price | Revised Price | Increase
Delhi 47.65 | 48.16 | 0.51
Kolkata 51.51 | 52.04 | 0.53
Mumbai 53.71 | 54.26 | 0.55
Chennai 50.68 | 51.23 | 0.55
PETROL
Current Price | Revised Price | Increase
Delhi 67.26 | 69.06 | 1.80
Kolkata 74.72 | 76.59
