Petrol Price May be Cut by 2/ltr From Wednesday


New Delhi: Petrol prices may be cut by 2 a litre from Wednesday as global oil rates have softened and the rupee has stabilised against the US dollar. The cut in prices would negate the 1.80 per litre petrol price hike effected earlier this month. "Gasoline (petrol) averaged $115.8 per barrel in November, as against the $121 per barrel price taken at the time of the 1.80 per litre hike in petrol price. Also, the rupee has averaged 49.20 per US dollar, which is less than the October average," a senior official in one of the three state-run oil marketing companies said. "The reduction in oil price warrants a cut of 1.86 per litre in the petrol price, excluding all taxes," he said, adding that retail prices may go down by about 2 per litre.
Source: PTI