Commercial LPG rate hiked by ₹10 per 19-kg cylinder ahead of Dhanteras, Diwali; ATF up by ₹1.37/litre — Check prices

State OMCs have hiked commercial LPG rates hiked by ₹10 to ₹2,820 per 19-kg cylinder amid this festive season ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali; ATF prices are up by ₹1.37 per litre to ₹138.50/litre.

State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have increased price of commercial liquid petroleum gas (LPG) by ₹10 to ₹2,820 for the 19 kg cylinder from Sunday, ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali, PTI reported.

Further, the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) has risen by ₹1.37/litre to ₹138.50/litre, it added.

LPG cylinder prices hiked

Alongside, rates of commercial LPG - cooking gas used in hotels and restaurants - were hiked by ₹10 per 19-kg cylinder to ₹2,820, according to the oil companies.

This is the second straight monthly increase in commercial LPG prices. Rates were last hiked by ₹62.50 per 19-kg cylinder on October 1. Prior to that, rates had gone up by ₹9.50 on September 1.

The two-month increases followed two consecutive monthly reductions of ₹192 in August and ₹183.50 in July. The cuts came after commercial LPG prices surged to a record high in June amid disruptions to global energy supplies and elevated international prices.

Commercial LPG prices surged ₹1,373 per 19-kg cylinder between February and June, from ₹1,740.50 to ₹3,113.50, before falling in July and August.

ATF prices hiked

Jet fuel (ATF) prices prices were increased to ₹138.50/litre from ₹137.12/litre in the fourth straight monthly increase in j, due to firm international rates and benchmarks, it added.

Prices were last raised by a steep ₹16 a litre on October 1. Prior to that, ATF prices were hiked by ₹6.28 per litre on September 1 and by ₹5 a litre on August 1. Jet fuel accounts for up to 40 per cent of the operating cost of airlines, and the price hike will further push up carrier expenditure.

No change in price of domestic LPG

Prices of domestic LPG, used by households, were left unchanged at ₹942 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Domestic cooking gas rates were increased by ₹89 per cylinder between March and June after the West Asia crisis led to supply disruptions and a surge in international energy prices.

Petrol and diesel prices, which were hiked by about ₹7.50 a litre each in May, too, remained unchanged.

The latest changes are based on movements in international benchmark prices and the rupee-dollar exchange rate. ATF and LPG prices are revised on the first day of every month and can vary across states because of local taxes such as VAT.

(With inputs from PTI)

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