<p>Diesel price on Monday breached the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Kerala and Karnataka as fuel prices were hiked yet again to align domestic rates with firming international oil prices.</p>.<p>Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.</p>.<p>The seventh straight day of price hike pushed fuel rates to a new record high.</p>.<p>The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 104.44 a litre and Rs 110.41 per litre in Mumbai, the notification showed.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 101.03 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 93.17.</p>.<p>While petrol price in most of the country is already above Rs 100-a-litre mark, diesel rates have crossed that level in several states, with Kerala and Karnataka being the latest ones.</p>.<p>Diesel costs Rs 100.15 a litre in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/petrol-diesel-prices-burn-a-hole-in-the-pocket-as-rates-hiked-again-1039457.html" target="_blank">Petrol, diesel prices burn a hole in the pocket as rates hiked again</a></strong></p>.<p>Some cities in Karnataka including Shimoga and Davanagere also saw those levels on Monday. In Bengaluru however, diesel comes for Rs 98.85 per litre.</p>.<p>Besides Kerala and Karnataka, diesel has crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Leh.</p>.<p>Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.</p>.<p>Shedding the modest price change policy, state-owned fuel retailers have since October 6 started passing on the larger incidence of cost to consumers.</p>.<p>For six days in a row, the price of petrol has been hiked by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 35 paise, the biggest rally in rates. Prior to that, petrol price was increased by 25 paise and diesel by 30 paise.</p>.<p>This is because the international benchmark Brent crude has soared to a seven-year high of over $80 per barrel after producers cartel OPEC+ choose not to increase output more than 0.4 million barrels per day.</p>.<p>A month ago, Brent was around $72 per barrel.</p>.<p>Being a net importer of oil, India prices petrol and diesel at rates equivalent to international prices.</p>.<p>The surge in international oil prices ended a three-week hiatus in rates on September 28 for petrol and September 24 for diesel.</p>.<p>Since then, diesel rates have gone up by Rs 4.35 per litre and petrol price has increased by Rs 3.25.</p>.<p>Prior to the July/August price cuts, the petrol price was increased by Rs 11.44 a litre between May 4 and July 17. Diesel rate had gone up by Rs 9.14 during this period. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Diesel price on Monday breached the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Kerala and Karnataka as fuel prices were hiked yet again to align domestic rates with firming international oil prices.</p>.<p>Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.</p>.<p>The seventh straight day of price hike pushed fuel rates to a new record high.</p>.<p>The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 104.44 a litre and Rs 110.41 per litre in Mumbai, the notification showed.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, diesel now comes for Rs 101.03 a litre; while in Delhi, it costs Rs 93.17.</p>.<p>While petrol price in most of the country is already above Rs 100-a-litre mark, diesel rates have crossed that level in several states, with Kerala and Karnataka being the latest ones.</p>.<p>Diesel costs Rs 100.15 a litre in Thiruvananthapuram.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/petrol-diesel-prices-burn-a-hole-in-the-pocket-as-rates-hiked-again-1039457.html" target="_blank">Petrol, diesel prices burn a hole in the pocket as rates hiked again</a></strong></p>.<p>Some cities in Karnataka including Shimoga and Davanagere also saw those levels on Monday. In Bengaluru however, diesel comes for Rs 98.85 per litre.</p>.<p>Besides Kerala and Karnataka, diesel has crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Leh.</p>.<p>Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.</p>.<p>Shedding the modest price change policy, state-owned fuel retailers have since October 6 started passing on the larger incidence of cost to consumers.</p>.<p>For six days in a row, the price of petrol has been hiked by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 35 paise, the biggest rally in rates. Prior to that, petrol price was increased by 25 paise and diesel by 30 paise.</p>.<p>This is because the international benchmark Brent crude has soared to a seven-year high of over $80 per barrel after producers cartel OPEC+ choose not to increase output more than 0.4 million barrels per day.</p>.<p>A month ago, Brent was around $72 per barrel.</p>.<p>Being a net importer of oil, India prices petrol and diesel at rates equivalent to international prices.</p>.<p>The surge in international oil prices ended a three-week hiatus in rates on September 28 for petrol and September 24 for diesel.</p>.<p>Since then, diesel rates have gone up by Rs 4.35 per litre and petrol price has increased by Rs 3.25.</p>.<p>Prior to the July/August price cuts, the petrol price was increased by Rs 11.44 a litre between May 4 and July 17. Diesel rate had gone up by Rs 9.14 during this period. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>