Retail petrol prices were up by nearly VND500 per litre from 3pm on June 21 following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.
The retail price of E5RON92 bio-fuel increased VND185 to a maximum of VND31,302 (US$1.35) per litre, while that of RON95 rose VND498 to VND32,873 ($1.42) per litre.
The prices of diesel 0.05S and kerosene, meanwhile, went up VND999 and VND946 to VND30,019 and VND28,785 per litre, respectively.
This is the seventh consecutive price increase since April 21. In total, the price of RON 95-III and E5 RON 92 bio-fuel surged by about VND5,500 and nearly VND5,000 per litre, respectively. — VNS