KOCHI: Increasing the burden on common man amid rising fuel prices, oil marketing companies raised the price of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs 25 in metros on February 4.

After the current hike, the price of cooking gas in Delhi was seen at Rs 719 per cylinder (14.2 kg), in Kolkata at Rs 745.50, Mumbai at Rs 719 and Rs 735 in Chennai. The country's LPG penetration now stands at 99.5 per cent, reaching out to 28.9 crore consumers. Though there was no hike in prices in the month of January, prices went up by Rs 100 a cylinder in Delhi through two hikes in December.

LPG price in Thiruvananthapuram is Rs 728.5 as of today and the price in Kochi has increased to Rs 726. LPG was priced at Rs 597 back in June.

Interestingly, prices of petrol scaled a new peak on February 4 going up by 35 paise a litre to Rs 86.65 a litre in Delhi. Diesel prices were also up 35 paise a litre going up to Rs 76.83 a litre.

Fuel prices in Thiruvananthapuram registered an even bigger amount with petrol going up by 20 paise to Rs 88.83 and diesel at 82.65 with a hike of 23 paisa.