New Delhi, June 6 -- Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on June 6, extending the pause in fuel rate revisions after the latest hike on 25 May. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) had then raised petrol and diesel prices by over Rs.2.50 per litre, taking the cumulative increase since 15 May to nearly Rs.7.50 per litre.

Fuel prices across the country are now at their highest levels since May 2022. Rates had largely remained unchanged for more than two years, except for a Rs.2-per-litre reduction announced in March 2024.

This is because the last increase was the fourth such move in less than two weeks, on the back of a delayed pass-through amid soaring global crude oil prices due to the war in West Asia.

The war in West Asia disrupted...