October 23, 2026
Diesel Now Rs14 Dearer Than Petrol as the Gap Keeps Widening
Petrol fell Rs1.60 and diesel rose Rs1.64, opening the widest gap recorded this month. Diesel has now risen in four of the last five revisions.
October 23, 2026
Petrol fell Rs1.60 and diesel rose Rs1.64, opening the widest gap recorded this month. Diesel has now risen in four of the last five revisions.
October 22, 2026
The two fuels moved apart again, pushing the gap back above Rs10.80 — the widest this month — with diesel the dearer.
October 21, 2026
Petrol rose to Rs382.02 and diesel to Rs389.80, one day after both were cut sharply. Brent hitting a five-month high is the reason, and the reversal was predictable.
October 20, 2026
Diesel fell Rs7.69 — its first substantial move in a fortnight — and petrol Rs5.16. It is the first cut this month that should actually reach the price of goods.
October 18, 2026
The exchange is shut for the weekend and the bullion market has not published a Sunday rate. The figures here are the last settled ones, with the rupee now twelve days without an official update.
October 17, 2026
Petrol fell Rs3.93 in the second big cut in two days while high-speed diesel was left unchanged, opening a gap of Rs10.66 between the two fuels.
October 16, 2026
Petrol fell Rs3.63 and diesel rose 31 paisas, pushing the gap between the two fuels out to Rs6.73 — the widest since the crossover reversed.
October 15, 2026
Petrol rose to Rs393.86 and high-speed diesel eased to Rs396.65, reversing the direction of yesterday's revision and narrowing the gap to Rs2.79.
October 14, 2026
Petrol came down Rs2.71 while diesel eased just three paisas, widening the gap between the two fuels to Rs4.16 with diesel the dearer.
October 13, 2026
Petrol fell Rs2.93 to Rs395.37 and diesel rose 61 paisas to Rs396.85, putting diesel back above petrol five days after the two first crossed.