Petrol price on Saturday crossed ₹86-mark in Assam and diesel surpassed ₹79 a litre.
Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 21 paise per litre in Guwahati and diesel by 26 paise.
Petrol price in Silchar rose to ₹87.11 per litre and diesel price to ₹80.55.
Meanwhile in Golaghat the price in petrol has surged to ₹86.64 and diesel to ₹80.03.
According to a recent report published by PTI mentioned that hopes of a vaccine development led to a rally in international oil prices.
Reportedly, price of food and civil supplies is expected to increase due to the escalating fuel prices.
