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Petrol prices fell on Tuesday after remaining unchanged for six straight sessions across all major cities. Diesel also became cheaper after three days. While petrol is retailing at Rs 71.19 per litre, diesel can be availed at Rs 65.89 a litre in New Delhi. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel are retailing at Rs 76.82 a litre and Rs 69 per litre, respectively, according to data available on the website of the Indian Oil Corporation. In Kolkata and Chennai, petrol is priced at Rs 73.28 per litre and Rs 73.90 per litre, respectively. On the other side, diesel is being sold Rs 67.67 a litre in Kolkata and Rs 69.61 per litre in Chennai. Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked by more than Rs 2 per litre each in the month of January.
