Petrol prices up in latest adjustment
VOV.VN - Petrol prices increased by VND100 per litre in the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance as of 3pm on April 3.
The prices of E5 RON 92 and RON95 went up by VND60 and VND87 respectively to VND22,080 and VND23,125 per litre, while the price of diesel rose by VND128 to VND19,430 per litre.
In contrast, the price of kerosene was down by VND425 to VND19,037 per litre.
Mazut oil 180CST 3.5S was priced at VND14,429 per kg, marking a fall of VND50 per kg.
Since the beginning of this year, the two ministries have revised petrol prices 10 times, with six increases, three falls and one kept unchanged.
On April 3, the global average price of Brent crude oil and WTI crude oil hovered up at US$84.2 and US$79.9 per barrel, respectively, according to oilprice.com.
Many experts said that the oil market is rallying as fears of a global banking crisis eased after banks in the US and Europe were bailed out.
