New Delhi:After a long pause, it's now the turn of petrol to face a regular increase in retail prices while diesel prices are remaining steady.
In the national capital, petrol prices rose for the second consecutive day by 16 paise to Rs 80.73 a litre. Pump prices of petrol have risen 14 paise a litre on Sunday breaking from a 47-day long pause since June 29.
This even as diesel prices, which has maintained a regular increase since late June, are now holding on to the retail price line for last two weeks.
Sources in oil marketing companies said that international petrol prices were on a boil now resulting in revisions on its prices while diesel remained steady.