New Delhi: Fuel prices were hiked across the country for the seventh consecutive day on Monday, October 11.In Delhi, the prices of petrol and diesel rose by Rs 0.30 (to Rs 104.44/litre) and Rs 0.35 (to Rs 93.17/litre) respectively.In Mumbai, the price of petrol broke the Rs 110 mark for the first time to reach Rs 110.41/litre (up by Rs 0.29) while diesel prices rose to Rs 101.03/litre (up by Rs 0.37). The prices of both petrol and diesel in Mumbai are the highest among the four metros (Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata).Kolkata recorded the price of petrol at Rs 105.09 and diesel at Rs 96.28 while Chennai reported that the city’s petrol price has been hiked to Rs 101.79 and diesel is being sold at Rs 97.59. Bengaluru’s petrol price has increased to Rs 108.08 and diesel is being sold at Rs 98.89 per litre.Also Watch: Watch | Explained: Why Are Petrol and Diesel Prices RisingHindustan Times reported that diesel now costs Rs 100.21 a litre in Gandhinagar and Rs 100.06 in Leh. Bhopal, Raipur and Jaipur are other state capitals where diesel is above that mark.Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes.Since Wednesday, October 6, state-owned fuel retailers began passing on a larger incidence of the cost to consumers due to a hike in the international ‘Brent crude’ benchmark, an index for global oil prices. The Brent crude has soared to over USD 82 per barrel after OPEC+ decided not to increase output more than 400,000 barrels per day.(with inputs from Business Standard )