State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday hiked the price of petrol and diesel for the 14th consecutive day as they continued to adjust retail rates in line with costs after an 82-day break from rate revision amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Petrol and diesel will now cost Rs 78.88/litre after an increase by 0.51 paise and Rs 77.67/litre respectively after an increase by 0.61 paise in Delhi, according to notifications from state-run Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest fuel retailer.

The price of petrol and diesel has increased by Rs 5.88/litre and Rs 6.50/litre respectively since June 9, in the national capital.

After today's price revision, citizens in Kolkata will have to shell out Rs 80. 62 for a liter of petrol after a 49 paise rise over Friday's rate. A liter of diesel in the costs Rs 73.07 per liter, 54 paise more than yesterday�s price of Rs 72.53 a liter.

In Mumbai, the retail price of petrol price was hiked by 49 paise to Rs 85.70 per liter from Rs 85.21 a liter recorded on Friday. Diesel today in the city is retailing at Rs 76.11 per liter, 58 paise up from Friday's rate of Rs 75.53 a liter.

Similarly, in Chennai, the retail prices of petrol and diesel on Saturday are Rs 82.27 (45 paise more) a liter and Rs 75.29 (52 paise increase) a liter respectively. The rates of auto fuels vary from state to state because of different local taxes and VAT imposed by state governments.

In Noida, petrol was retailing at Rs 79.90 per liter while diesel was selling at Rs 70.33 a liter. In Bengaluru and Gurugram, while petrol today was retailing at Rs 81.44 and Rs 77.14 respectively, diesel in both cities was priced at Rs 73.86 and Rs 70.20 per liter respectively.