Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked across the metros on Tuesday i.e. October 5, after a hiatus of a day. In the national capital, petrol price has been increased by 25 paise from Rs 102.39 per litre to Rs 102.64 per litre and diesel has become dearer by 30 paise from Rs 90.77 per litre to Rs 91.07 per litre, according to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). In Mumbai, fuel rates continue to be the highest among the metro cities; petrol is priced at Rs 108.67 per litre and diesel is Rs 98.80 per litre. Fuel rates vary across states due to the value-added tax or VAT.