Diesel sales in India fell 3% in September as a receding monsoon continued to dampen demand and slowed industrial activity in some parts of the country, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed.
While diesel sales by three state-owned fuel retailers fell year-on-year, petrol sales rose in September.
Consumption of diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country — accounting for about two-fifths of the demand, fell to 5.81 million tonnes in September from 5.99 million tonnes demand in the same period a year ago.