New Delhi, June 28 (TIWN) Petrol and diesel price rise went on a pause mode on Monday after rising sharply for past two days that took up the price of the two auto fuels by up to 70 paise per litre.

In Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, petrol is priced at Rs 104.56, Rs 99.48 and Rs 98.30 per litre, respectively. With the trend in price movement over the past couple of months, petrol would be nationally available at Rs 100 per litre or more soon. Diesel is also catching up fast to hit the century across the country. In line with petrol prices, the price of diesel is also increasing across the country, but its retail price rise remained unchanged on Monday.