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Petrol Diesel Prices Expected to Rise by Rs 10 Per Litre in Next 2 3 Weeks Inflation to Go Up Economists

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India-specific retail fuel price hike driven by OMC margin squeeze from rising crude costs. Channel: input_cost (crude) → OMC margin compression → retail price passthrough. Affects household budgets and inflation. Weak mechanism for global sectors; primarily EM_MARKETS and local consumer staples via milk price hikes.

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  • Petrol and diesel prices in India expected to rise by ₹10 per litre in 2-3 weeks.
  • OMCs losing ₹17-18 per litre sold, projected quarterly losses of ₹570-580 billion.
  • Price hike expected to cover about half of OMC losses.
  • Retail inflation expected to increase by approximately 0.42% due to fuel price hike.
  • Recent milk price hikes by Amul and Mother Dairy add to inflationary pressures.
Sector verdictCONSUMER_STAPLESDownmagnitude 2/3 · confidence 2/5

Milk price hikes by Amul/Mother Dairy add to input cost pressure for dairy and packaged food; direction down.

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Sector impact at a glance

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  • EM_MARKETSmid
  • EM_MARKETSshort

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