New Delhi, June 7 -- Domestic LPG prices have been revised and the updated rates come into effect from Sunday, 7 June. After the latest price hike of Rs.29 per cylinder, domestic cooking gas has become even more costly. The latest price increase comes almost three months after oil companies spiked LPG prices by Rs.60 per cylinder on 7 March.

After the latest revision, 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder will now cost Rs.942 in Delhi, Rs.941.50 in Mumbai, Rs.994 in Hyderabad and Rs.968 in Kolkata. However, domestic LPG rates remain the same in Bengaluru at Rs.915.50 per cylinder.

The latest increase comes on the heels of disruptions in global energy markets due to blockade along the Strait of Hormuz, an important trade route through which one-...