In Delhi, with an increase of Rs 0.35 in petrol and diesel prices, their cost rose to Rs 110.04 per litre and Rs 98.42 per litre respectively today.
As for Kolkata, the price of petrol is Rs 109.02 per litre, while diesel is Rs 100.49 per litre. In Chennai, petrol and diesel cost Rs 105.43 and Rs 101.59 per litre respectively.
Rising costs for households and companies are hitting confidence while pushing inflation faster than economists had expected only a few months ago
Brent crude oil futures for May rose 40 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.30 a barrel by 0105 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for April was up 48 cents, or 0.7%, at $64.92
Brent crude was up 93 cents, or 1.5%, at $63.36 a barrel
Brent crude rose 58 cents to $45.54 a barrel by 1435 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 35 cents to $42.77 a barrel. Both benchmarks jumped 5% last week.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures for October, due to expire on Tuesday, rose 26 cents, or 0.7%, to $39.57 a barrel
West Texas Intermediate jumped $1.36, or 3.3%, to $42.17 a barrel
US crude inventories rose 7.9 million barrels last week, exceeding expectations, due to a big increase in imports from Saudi Arabia, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) says
Crude prices have ticked up in the last two weeks as some countries relaxed coronavirus restrictions to allow factories and shops to reopen
Oil futures marked their third straight week of losses, with Brent ending down 24 per cent and WTI off around 7 per cent.
Petrol costs Rs 69.59 per litre in New Delhi, Rs 72.29 in Kolkata, while in Mumbai, the petrol is priced at Rs 75.30.
Brent crude futures were up $3.36, nearly 10%, to $37.72 a barrel by 1041 GMT, after hitting a session high of $37.75 a barrel
Brent crude futures LCOc1 gained $1.31, or 2.2%, to $60.41 a barrel by 11:27 a.m. EDT (1527 GMT), after earlier reaching a session high of $60.65 a barrel
While in the short-term, the direct physical impact on the market might be limited, analysts say the development has the potential to move the market away from its bearish macroeconomic cycle
Opec's de-facto leader Saudi Arabia wants the cartel and its allies to cut output by about 1.4 million barrels per day
International benchmark Brent crude oil futures were at $84.94 per barrel at 0008 GMT, up 36 cents, or 0.4 per cent from their last close
That could lead to an oil import bill of between $130 billion and $155 billion for 2018-19
Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said however that economic growth will not be impacted by the rise in oil prices
Rising prices are putting US production on track to rival both Saudi Arabia and Russia, with output likely to exceed 10 million barrels a day as soon as next month