<p>Diesel price on Sunday crossed Rs 100-a-litre mark in some places in Madhya Pradesh, while Sikkim became the latest state to see Rs 100 per litre petrol price after yet another hike in fuel rates.</p>.<p>Petrol price was increased by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise a litre, according to a price notification from state-owned fuel retailers.</p>.<p>The increase - 34th in petrol and 33rd in diesel in two months - pushed rates across the country to fresh highs.</p>.<p>In Delhi, petrol now comes for Rs 99.51 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs 89.36 per litre.</p>.<p>Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/high-fuel-prices-what-is-the-solution-1004634.html" target="_blank">High fuel prices: What is the solution?</a></strong></p>.<p>And for this reason, petrol has crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab and Ladakh.</p>.<p>Sikkim joined that list on Sunday. Petrol in state capital Gangtok is now priced at Rs 100.15 a litre and diesel comes for Rs 91.55.</p>.<p>Petrol has crossed Rs 100 a litre mark in metro cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune and it is over Rs 99 in other two cities of Delhi and Kolkata.</p>.<p>Rates of diesel, the most used fuel in the country, have crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan as well in some places in Odisha. And on Sunday, Rewa, Shahdol and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh saw those levels.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/bjp-vs-congress-the-shoe-on-the-other-foot-now-1004635.html" target="_blank">BJP vs Congress: The shoe on the other foot now</a></strong></p>.<p>The hike on Sunday is the 34th increase in price of petrol and 33rd in case of diesel since May 4, when state-owned oil firms ended an 18-day hiatus in rate revision they observed during assembly elections in states like West Bengal.</p>.<p>In 34 hikes, the price of petrol has risen by Rs 9.11 per litre. Diesel rates have soared by Rs 8.63 a litre in 33 instances of price increase.</p>.<p>Oil companies revise rates of petrol and diesel daily based on the average price of benchmark fuel in the international market in the preceding 15 days, and foreign exchange rates.</p>.<p>International oil prices have climbed in recent weeks on optimism of a quick recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude touched the USD 75 per barrel mark, the first time since April 2019.</p>
<p>Diesel price on Sunday crossed Rs 100-a-litre mark in some places in Madhya Pradesh, while Sikkim became the latest state to see Rs 100 per litre petrol price after yet another hike in fuel rates.</p>.<p>Petrol price was increased by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise a litre, according to a price notification from state-owned fuel retailers.</p>.<p>The increase - 34th in petrol and 33rd in diesel in two months - pushed rates across the country to fresh highs.</p>.<p>In Delhi, petrol now comes for Rs 99.51 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs 89.36 per litre.</p>.<p>Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/high-fuel-prices-what-is-the-solution-1004634.html" target="_blank">High fuel prices: What is the solution?</a></strong></p>.<p>And for this reason, petrol has crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab and Ladakh.</p>.<p>Sikkim joined that list on Sunday. Petrol in state capital Gangtok is now priced at Rs 100.15 a litre and diesel comes for Rs 91.55.</p>.<p>Petrol has crossed Rs 100 a litre mark in metro cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune and it is over Rs 99 in other two cities of Delhi and Kolkata.</p>.<p>Rates of diesel, the most used fuel in the country, have crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan as well in some places in Odisha. And on Sunday, Rewa, Shahdol and Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh saw those levels.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/bjp-vs-congress-the-shoe-on-the-other-foot-now-1004635.html" target="_blank">BJP vs Congress: The shoe on the other foot now</a></strong></p>.<p>The hike on Sunday is the 34th increase in price of petrol and 33rd in case of diesel since May 4, when state-owned oil firms ended an 18-day hiatus in rate revision they observed during assembly elections in states like West Bengal.</p>.<p>In 34 hikes, the price of petrol has risen by Rs 9.11 per litre. Diesel rates have soared by Rs 8.63 a litre in 33 instances of price increase.</p>.<p>Oil companies revise rates of petrol and diesel daily based on the average price of benchmark fuel in the international market in the preceding 15 days, and foreign exchange rates.</p>.<p>International oil prices have climbed in recent weeks on optimism of a quick recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude touched the USD 75 per barrel mark, the first time since April 2019.</p>