New Delhi, Feb 13 (TIWN) Petrol and diesel prices maintained its northward rally on Saturday amid firm global prices with the benchmark Brent crude gaining over 2 per cent on a single day to cross $62 a barrel mark.

With this increase, the fifth consecutive this week, petrol is now priced at Rs 88.44 a litre and diesel Rs 78.74 a litre in the national capital.  Across the country as well the petrol prices increase ranged from 25-30 paise per litre and diesel price 30-40 paise per litre. depending on the level of local taxes on the two petroleum products.  In Mumbai, petrol prices is just Rs 5 per litre short of touching three digit mark of Rs 100 per litre for the very first ever anywhere in the country. Diesel prices in the city is closing on on Rs 90 a litre. In all other metros, petrol is either a over Rs 90 a litre mark or just a shade below that level while diesel is over Rs 80 a litre barring Delhi.