Oil companies face continued losses of Rs 7-8 per litre on petrol and diesel, with a breakeven point only at crude prices of $85-87 a barrel. Despite recent price hikes, government reluctance to reverse duty cuts and fiscal pressures mean OMCs are absorbing the pain, potentially impacting non-defence capital expenditure.

OMC stocks rise 5.8% as crude prices fall below $100, amid fourth fuel price hike in two weeks.

New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) The four rounds of petrol and diesel price hike, totalling about Rs 7.5 per litre, have trimmed the losses state-owned oil firms were incurring from…