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Petrol Diesel Prices Today on May 20 Check Fuel Rates in Delhi Mumbai Chennai Kolkata and Other Metro Cities
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AI insight
AI-generatedRetail fuel prices in India remain elevated after a 90 paise hike, driven by global crude oil volatility from geopolitical tensions. The direct commercial mechanism is a pass-through of higher crude input costs to consumers via regulated pricing, impacting state-run oil marketing companies' margins (loss recovery) and household fuel expenditure. Impact is India-specific, with no immediate supply disruption but sustained margin pressure on refiners.
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- Petrol and diesel prices unchanged on May 20 after a recent 90 paise per litre hike.
- Delhi petrol: Rs 98.64/L, diesel: Rs 91.58/L; Mumbai petrol: Rs 107.59/L, diesel: Rs 94.08/L.
- Hyderabad highest petrol at Rs 111.84/L; Thiruvananthapuram highest diesel at Rs 100.59/L.
- Price hikes follow geopolitical tensions affecting global crude markets.
- Further increases expected to help state-run oil companies recover losses.
Persistent fuel inflation may delay RBI rate cuts, supporting INR but weighing on growth-sensitive EM assets.
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Sector impact at a glance
- EM_MARKETSmid
- EM_MARKETSshort
- OIL_GAS_UPSTREAMmid
- REFININGmid
- REFININGshort
