Petrol, Diesel Price Today Aug 24: PRICES SLASHED; know latest cost in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai; EXPERT TAKE - What should consumers expect?

The prices of diesel and petrol and diesel were slashed on Tuesday across the country. In Delhi, the price was cut by 15 paise for petrol and diesel. The prices were last reduced on 22 August. It must be noted that the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) release the prices of petrol and diesel on a daily basis. 

If you are planning to fill your tank and want to know the current prices before stepping out of your homes, you can do it easily by doing this. You can check Petrol and Diesel price by sending SMS to 92249 92249. SMS "RSP <space>Dealer Code of Petrol Pump”. You can find the dealer code from IOCL website. 

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DELHI – On Tuesday, Petrol price was at Rs 101.49 while the Diesel Price was at Rs 88.92.  

MUMBAI - Petrol price was at Rs 107.52 while the Diesel Price was at Rs 96.48. 

KOLKATA - Petrol price was at Rs 101.82 while the Diesel Price was at Rs 91.98.  

CHENNAI – Petrol price was at Rs 93.52 while the Diesel Price was at Rs 99.20.   

New Delhi – SMS Text - RSP 102072   

Mumbai – SMS Text - RSP 108412 

Faridabad – SMS Text – RSP 102287     

Noida – SMS Text – RSP 155444     

Kolkata – SMS Text – RSP 119941     

Chennai – SMS Text – RSP 133593     

Ghaziabad - SMS Text – RSP 154410     

Gurgaon - SMS Text – RSP 102082     

Petrol, Diesel Price – Oil prices rose more than 5 per cent on Monday, recovering from a seven-day losing streak due to a weaker US Dollar and strength in global equities markets, Expert Anuj Gupta, who is Vice President (VP), Commodity and Currency Research at IIFL Securities said. He expects US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude oil to test levels around USD 59, while Brent Crude to test USD 63. This could trigger a further drop in prices, he said. 

Brent crude climbed USD 3.57, or 5.5 per cent, to end the session at USD 68.75 a barrel after touching its lowest since May 21 at USD 64.60 during the session, a Reuters report said. 

WTI crude for October delivery rose USD 3.50, or 5.6 per cent, to settle at USD 65.64 on Monday.