New Delhi: State-owned oil firms on April 15 decreased retail selling price of petrol and diesel by up to Rs 1.08 and Rs 1.18 per litre respectively, in step with the global softening of crude prices.

The new prices would be effective from midnight tonight.

Petrol would cost Rs 32.49 per litre in Delhi as against the prevailing Rs 33.49 a litre while diesel prices have gone down from Rs 22.12 to Rs 21.12 per litre, official sources said in New Delhi.

The decrease in prices comes after a prolonged spell of hike in petrol and diesel prices.

Petrol prices in Kolkata have been decreased by Re one to Rs 34 per litre while in Mumbai a litre of petrol would now cost Rs 37.52 as opposed to prevailing Rs 38.59. Chennai saw a Re 1.08 per litre decrease in petrol prices to Rs 35.48.

Diesel prices in Kolkata declined from Rs 23.51 to Rs 22.52 per litre. In Mumbai, the fall was of Rs 1.18 per litre to Rs 26.70 while in Chennai diesel prices slipped from Rs 24.65 per litre to Rs 23.55 per litre.

Following are the new prices of petrol and diesel in four metro cities, effective midnight tonight:

PETROL
City	Current Price (Per Litre)	New Price (Per Litre)	Decrease
Delhi	Rs 33.49	Rs 32.49	Rs 1.00
Kolkata	Rs 35.00	Rs 34.00	Rs 1.00
Mumbai	Rs 38.59	Rs 37.52	Rs 1.07
Chennai	Rs 36.56	Rs 35.48	Rs 1.08

DIESEL
City	Current Price (Per Litre)	New Price (Per Litre)	Decrease
Delhi	Rs 22.12	Rs 21.12	Rs 1.00
Kolkata	Rs 23.51	Rs 22.52	Rs 0.99
Mumbai	Rs 27.88	Rs 26.70	Rs 1.18
Chennai	Rs 24.65	Rs 23.55	Rs 1.10

PTI