10 Things To Know about petrol: Petroleum Prices Set To Finish Month With Gain Of 1.5% In Metros:

Petrol and diesel costs were changed insignificantly on Thursday. With effect from 6 am on March 28, petroleum costs remained at Rs. 72.81 per liter in Delhi and Rs. 78.43 per liter in Mumbai, as indicated by information from Indian Oil Corporation. Diesel costs in Delhi and Mumbai were at Rs. 66.39 per liter and Rs. 69.54 per liter respectively. At present, domestic petrol and diesel costs - determined extensively by international crude oil rates and rupee-dollar trade rates - are investigated by state-run oil promoting organizations consistently. Any revisions are effected at fuel pumps at 6 am.

10 things to know about the petrol and diesel price today:

1. On Thursday, petrol costs in Delhi and Mumbai were decreased by 5 paise per dollar compared with the previous day. Diesel rates were brought down by 10-11 paise per liter in the two metros.
2. Petrol costs in the four metros - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai - have been increased in the range of Rs. 1.07-1.14 per liter so far this month, according to the Indian Oil data.
3. In Chennai, the rates were at Rs. 75.62 per litre and Rs. 70.15 per litre respectively, according to the Indian Oil website.
4. The fuel rates vary from city to city and from pump to pump, depending on local taxes and transportation cost.
5. In Kolkata, petrol and diesel prices stood at Rs. 74.89 per litre and Rs. 68.18 per litre on Wednesday respectively.
6. Till Wednesday, global crude oil rates have declined 22.4 per cent since the October high of $86.74 a barrel.
7. On the other hand, the diesel rates have been lowered by 61-65 paise per litre.
8. During Wednesday's session, the rupee declined by as much as 23 paise to touch 69.11 against the dollar at the day's weakest point.
9. Petrol and diesel prices are determined broadly by the rates of crude oil overseas and rupee-dollar in the forex market.
10. Brent crude futures - the international benchmark for crude oil - were last seen trading 0.3 per cent lower at $67.63 per barrel on Thursday, a day after declining 0.2 per cent.