PETROL PRICES DOWN NEARLY 15%

NEW DELHI: Petrol prices across the four metros have declined by nearly 15% from the record high levels they had reached in October. In Delhi, petrol was priced at Rs 70.70 per litre, lower by 14.64% from the all-time high of Rs 82.83, recorded on 16 and 17 October, data from the IndianOil Corp’s website showed. On Friday, petrol price in the national capital was Rs 70.92 per litre. In the other metros of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, the cost of petrol has declined 14.05%, 13.60% and 14.83%, respectively from the highs reached on 16 October, at Rs 72.75, Rs 76.28 and Rs 73.33 per litre on Saturday.