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State Trading Organization (STO) has reduced the retail rates on diesel and petrol.<\/p>\n

This drop is thanks to the global market performance of the commodity, which has been trading at significant lows for weeks. Crude futures fell after China posted weak economic data on the back of looming economic recession tensions.<\/p>\n

In addition to this, a damaged pipeline at the Gulf of Mexico was repaired, springing halted US oil productions – which in turn would have offset constrained supply.<\/p>\n

Effective 17th August, Wednesday, STO confirms the new retail rate of diesel per liter is MVR16.32 instead of previous MVR16.77. In addition to this, new retail rate of petrol is MVR15.97 per liter, instead of MVR16.55.<\/p>\n

Though STO affirms supply-chain sustainability, it adds the global economic conditions add to the adversarial spectrum of the market.<\/p>\n

Previously, STO hiked prices on petrol and diesel by MVR1.95 and MVR1.97 on per liter, respectively. Meanwhile, global economic conditions did not rejuvenate properly after the Covid-19, when it was stuck at the throes geopolitical tensions; the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

Crude futures trade at all time highs, hitting USD140 a barrel around the onset of the Russian invasion on its neighbor. However, the spiked trade levels have since slipped owing to various other factors; including weak demand, increase in oil production at the US front, and a possible recession if status quo continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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