Petrol-Diesel Price Today: There has been a slight increase in the price of crude oil in a week. Amidst the fluctuations in crude oil prices, oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel today on Saturday 1 June 2024. Know what are the prices of petrol and diesel now.
Petrol-Diesel Price Today: There has been a slight increase in crude oil prices in a week. However, there was some decline in crude oil on Friday. Crude oil has been trading around $ 80-85 per barrel for the last several days with slight fluctuations. On Friday, the price of crude oil (Brent crude) came close to $ 81.83 per barrel, showing a decline of 0.04 percent. These days Lok Sabha elections (Loksabha Election 2024) are going on all over the country and in the meantime, petrol and diesel prices have been released by the oil companies for June 1, 2024. Let us know what is the price of petrol and diesel (Petrol-Diesel Price Today) in the metros and some selected cities of the country.
What are the prices in the futures market?
The price of crude oil fell by 0.02 percent to Rs 6,487 per barrel in futures trading on Friday as traders cut their deals following weak spot demand. The contract for crude oil to be delivered in June at the Multi Commodity Exchange fell by one rupee or 0.02 percent to Rs 6,487 per barrel. It was traded for 5,683 lots. Globally, West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell by 0.23 percent to $ 77.73 per barrel, while Brent crude was trading at $ 81.83 per barrel, showing a decline of 0.04 percent.
Know the prices of petrol and diesel in metros
| City | petrol | diesel |
| Delhi | 94.72 | 87.62 |
| Mumbai | 104.21 | 92.15 |
| Kolkata | 103.94 | 90.76 |
| Chennai | 100.75 | 92.32 |
| Bangalore | 99.84 | 85.93 |
| Lucknow | 94.65 | 87.76 |
| Noida | 94.83 | 87.96 |
| Gurgaon | 95.19 | 88.05 |
| Chandigarh | 94.24 | 82.40 |
| Patna | 105.18 | 92.04 |
Petrol and diesel became cheaper last month
On March 15, the Government of India had made a big cut in the prices of petrol and diesel. Under this, the prices of both were reduced by Rs 2 per liter. This cut was made by the central government keeping in mind the Lok Sabha elections, so the prices of petrol and diesel are expected to remain low till the elections are over.
Let us tell you that the oil marketing companies of the country release the prices of petrol and diesel. However, the prices of petrol and diesel have not been changed since May 22, 2022. Companies like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation of India release the prices of petrol and diesel on their website. You can check the price of oil even while sitting at home.
You can check the price sitting at home
You can easily find out the price of petrol and diesel in your city. For this, you will have to visit the website of the oil marketing companies or send an SMS. If you are a customer of Indian Oil, then write RSP along with the city code and send an SMS to 9224992249 and if you are a customer of BPCL, then write RSP and send an SMS to 9223112222.
