New Delhi, Jan. 18 -- Prices of petrol and diesel are continuing. On Friday, petrol was cheaper by eight paise in Delhi's national capital, while diesel price was up by 19 paise. While the price of petrol has been increasing steadily for the past two days, the price of diesel has been continuously increasing for 9th day. In the last 9 days, diesel has become costlier at Rs 2.73. Oil companies have been raising since the rise in crude oil prices recently.

In addition to Delhi on Friday, petrol in Chennai was costlier by eight paise, while in Mumbai and Kolkata it was 7 paise per liter. On the other hand, if it comes to diesel, it has been expensive in Kolkata and Chennai, apart from Delhi, 19 paise, whereas in Mumbai the price has increased...