LPG price hiked by ~15/cylinder; petrol, diesel at all-time high

Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by ~15 per cylinder while petrol and diesel rates saw their steepest increase in recent weeks, pushing prices to all-time high levels across the country. Rates of both subsidised and non-subsidised LPG were hiked, taking the total increase in rates since July to ~90 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Cooking gas now costs ~899.50 per cylinder in Delhi and Mumbai, and ~926 in Kolkata, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. Alongside, petrol price was increased by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre. This is the steepest daily increase in recent weeks and follows international oil prices touching a seven-year high.