Shell matches Caltex's 3-cent petrol price hike
London-headquartered Shell on Monday (Oct 12) evening raised prices across its petrol grades, matching an earlier increase posted by Caltex in the afternoon.In a price board update published at 5.30pm, Shell announced that it had also increased prices across its petrol grades by 3-cent per litre, while keeping its diesel prices unchanged.Its last adjustment, posted on Sept 29, was a 5-cent-per-litre increase across its 95-octane, 98-octane and V-Power petrol grades, while keeping its diesel price unchanged. Caltex later mirrored the move on the same night. Shell and Caltex are now tied for the highest posted price of 95-octane petrol in Singapore, before discounts.