Gasoline prices continued to rise on Tuesday and reached the highest since August last year.
The popular RON95 was 1.10% higher at VND24,870 per liter.
Biofuel RON92 price went up 0.60% to VND23,470.
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An employee operates a gasoline pump at a fuel station in Ho Chi Minh City. |
This means gasoline prices have been rising constantly since early July.
Diesel price also increased by 1.30% to VND22,640 per liter.
Globally RON92 price went up 0.50% in the last two weeks to $103.25 per barrel, while RON95 rose 0.70% to $109.23, as Russia intended to cut its oil exports.
Diesel was nearly 2% more expensive in the period at $118.82 per barrel.
Gasoline prices on Thursday fell by more than 5% to the lowest since mid-January.
Prices of gasoline and diesel went up Monday afternoon to the highest since Nov. 11.
Gasoline prices dropped Tuesday after two hikes in a row while diesel fell to this year's new low.
Source: VnExpress
