Fuel prices stable for over 3 weeks, PSU oil cos expanded retail operations

India's fuel demand, except ATF, has returned to pre-Covid levels and a reflating economy will help consumption grow in near future

Fuel prices in the country remained steady on Monday maintaining a three week period of unchanged prices as softening crude and upcoming assembly elections in a few states have kept Oil companies from revising the retail prices.

Accordingly, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 91.17 a litre and diesel Rs 81.47 a litre in the capital on Saturday. Fuel prices have not been revised now for over 21 days. Across the country as well, petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged. But the pause has not helped in bringing down petrol prices that have crossed Rs 100 per litre-mark in