New Delhi: State-owned oil companies on January 2 increased petrol and diesel prices by around Re 1 per litre, effective January 2 midnight, in step with the $ 5 a barrel surge in global crude oil prices.

Petrol would cost Rs 29.92 per litre in Delhi as against the prevailing Rs 28.91 a litre while diesel prices has been increased from Rs 18.06 to Rs 19.07 per litre, official sources said.

PTI