Mumbai, Maharashtra (15/Dec/2010): Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) on Tuesday hiked petrol prices by about Rs 2.96 a litre and other state-owned oil companies IOC and HPCL will follow suit on Wednesday.

In Mumbai, a Churchgate petrol pump said that petrol prices will rise from the current Rs 57.50 per litre to Rs 60.74 per litre, another at Mahim quoted the current price at Rs 57.34, which will rise to Rs 60.30 post midnight on Tuesday.