Petrol Diesel Price Today 5th August 2021: Amid crude oil softening, petroleum companies today released new rates for petrol and diesel. Today is the 19th consecutive day in petrol and diesel prices. There was no change in petrol and diesel prices on Thursday. In Delhi, petrol is currently selling at Rs 101.84 per liter and diesel at Rs 89.87 per liter. Fuel prices were last raised on July 17. The cheapest petrol and diesel in the country is located in Port Blair and the most expensive in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.
If we talk about crude oil, the effect of increasing the fear of coronavirus delta variants around the world can be seen in the crude oil market. Crude oil prices fell for the third consecutive day. On Wednesday, US West Texas Intermediate or WTI crude fell $ 1.20 to $ 68.15 a barrel. At the same time, Brent crude fell $ 1.18 to $ 70.38.
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Today’s rates in major cities of the country
| Name of the city | Petrol Rs | Diesel Rs |
Variation in petrol rates as compared to Sriranganganagar |
| Ranchi | 96.68 | 94.84 | 0 |
| Chandigarh | 97.93 | 89.5 | -1.25 |
| Agra | 98.32 | 89.96 | -1.64 |
| Lucknow | 98.92 | 90.26 | -2.24 |
| Chennai | 101.49 | 94.39 | -4.81 |
| Delhi | 101.84 | 89.87 | -5.16 |
| Kolkata | 102.08 | 93.02 | -5.4 |
| Patna | 104.25 | 95.57 | -7.57 |
| Bangalore | 105.25 | 95.26 | -8.57 |
| Mumbai | 107.83 | 97.45 | -11.15 |
| Jaipur | 108.71 | 99.02 | -12.03 |
| Absolutely | 108.89 | 97.1 | -12.21 |
| Bhopal | 110.2 | 98.67 | -13.52 |
| Indore | 110.28 | 98.76 | -13.6 |
| Reva | 112.41 | 100.71 | -15.73 |
| Anupur | 112.78 | 101.05 | -16.1 |
| Sri Ganga Nagar | 113.21 | 103.15 | -16.53 |
| Port Blair | 85.28 | 83.79 | -27.93 |
Source: IOC
This way the petrol and diesel rates will increase
As per the figures of August 1, the central government is spending Rs 32.90 on a liter of petrol in Delhi and Rs 23.50 a liter on petrol in Delhi. At the same time, the central government levies a tax of Rs 31.80 and the Delhi government 13. diesel. In addition, the Commodity and Dealer Commission is also included. Due to this reason petrol in Delhi costs Rs 41.24 per liter. Crude oil prices fell by 2020, but since then, the epidemic has increased, and the central government has increased the excise duty.
Prices are set every morning
In fact, petrol and diesel prices fluctuate on a daily basis based on crude prices in the international market along with foreign exchange rates. Oil market companies set petrol and diesel prices every day after checking prices. Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise petrol and diesel rates at 6am every morning.
Find petrol and diesel rates in your city
You can also check the price of petrol and diesel daily in your city by SMS. Indian Oil (IOC) customers can send RSP to 9224992249 and HPCL customers to HPPRICE to 9222201122. BPCL customers can send RSP to 9223112222.
