Petrol prices in Delhi at 3-year high; diesel at record level

New Delhi: A rally in global crude oil prices pushed petrol prices in the national capital to an over three-year high level on Tuesday. Petrol prices rose to the over three-year high level of Rs 72.23 per litre on Tuesday from Monday's Rs 72.08 per litre. According to data from IndianOil, the previous high for petrol prices in Delhi was Rs 72.51 a litre reported on July 1, 2014. In the other key metro cities of Mumbai and Kolkata and Chennai, petrol was priced at Rs 80.10 per litre, Rs 74.94 and Rs 74.91 respectively. The previous highs in Mumbai and Kolkata and Chennai were Rs 80.60 (August 2014), Rs 75.46 (October 2014) and Rs 74.91 (August 2014) respectively. (IANS)