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One More Hike Petrol Prices by 087 Diesel by 091 a Litre

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India's state-owned oil marketing companies raised petrol by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise, the third hike in 10 days, driven by a 50% surge in crude oil prices from the West Asia conflict. This directly impacts Indian fuel retailers' margins (under-recoveries) and consumer inflation. The mechanism is input cost pass-through from crude to retail fuel, with the government advising against panic buying. Impact is India-specific (EM_MARKETS) but linked to global crude supply concerns.

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  • Petrol price in Delhi: ₹99.51 per litre
  • Diesel price in Delhi: ₹92.49 per litre
  • Third hike in 10 days
  • Nearly ₹5 rise since May 15
  • Crude oil prices up 50% due to West Asia conflict
Sector verdictEM_MARKETSDownmagnitude 2/3 · confidence 3/5

India-specific inflation and fiscal pressure from fuel price hikes; impact expected within 48h at a magnitude of 2.

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Sector impact at a glance

  • EM_MARKETSmid
  • EM_MARKETSshort
  • OIL_GAS_UPSTREAMmid
  • OIL_GAS_UPSTREAMshort
  • REFININGmid
  • REFININGshort

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