New Delhi, May 30 -- Fuel prices remained unchanged on Saturday, May 30. The latest fuel price hike was reported on Monday, May 25, when both petrol and diesel prices were increased by over Rs.2.50 per litre.

This was the fourth price hike in less than two weeks, extending a delayed pass-through of soaring global crude oil costs triggered by the Iran conflict.

The latest increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly Rs.7.5 per litre.

Fuel prices have now reached their highest levels since May 2022 after remaining largely frozen for more than two years, barring a Rs.2-per-litre cut in March 2024 ahead of national elections.

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