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Fuel prices stable for fortnight amidst volatility in global oil market

Fuel prices stable for fortnight amidst volatility in global oil market
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New Delhi: Auto fuel prices in the country have maintained stability amidst volatility in global oil prices with crude on the rise again.

The oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Sunday kept pump prices of auto fuels petrol and diesel unchanged. This was the 14th consecutive day of no revision. They preferred to wait and watch the global oil situation before making any revision in prices.

Accordingly, the price of petrol and diesel remains unchanged at Rs 101.19 and Rs 88.62 per litre in Delhi, as per Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s largest fuel retailer.

In Mumbai, the petrol price is stable at Rs 107.26 per litre on Sunday. Diesel rates also remain unchanged at Rs 96.19 a litre.

Across the country as well petrol and diesel prices remained static on Sunday. Their retail rates varied depending on the level of local taxes in a particular state.

Fuel prices have been hovering at record levels. 41 increases in its retail rates took place since April this year. It fell on few occasions but largely remained stable.

Rates of petrol and diesel are to be reviewed and revised by OMCs on a daily basis. The new prices become effective from morning at 6 a.m.

The daily review and revision of prices is based on the average price of benchmark fuel in the international market in the preceding 15-days, and foreign exchange rates.

But, the fluctuations in global oil prices have prevented OMCs to follow this formula in totality. Revisions are now being made with longer gaps.

This has also prevented companies from increasing fuel prices whenever their is a mismatch between globally arrived and pump price of fuel.

Brent crude touched $74 a barrel mark couple of weeks back and then fell. Now benchmark Brent crude prices have bounced back to reach over $75 a barrel now.

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