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What happened: State-run oil companies kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged on October 7, while India's largest private fuel retailer raised petrol by ₹5 per litre and diesel by ₹3 per litre on Saturday.
Key numbers: Mumbai petrol ₹111.21/litre, diesel ₹97.83. Delhi petrol ₹102.12, diesel ₹95.20. Bengaluru petrol ₹111.68, diesel ₹99.56.
Why it matters: The private retailer passed on surging international oil costs to consumers after US-Iran war supply disruptions, while state-run retailers held a price freeze. Metro fuel rates have held since June.