NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - Indian state refiners
posted an 8.4% rise in sales of gasoil to 3.45 million tonnes in
the first half of April compared with the same period last
month, preliminary sales data showed, indicating higher demand
from the agriculture sector and a recovery in industrial
activity.
Gasoil accounts for about two-fifths of refined fuel
consumption in India and is directly linked to industrial
activity.
While gasoil is mainly used by trucks, gasoline is used in
passenger vehicles. Sales of gasoline fell 6.6% to 1.14 million
tonnes during the period, the data showed.
State-run companies - Indian Oil Corp , Hindustan
Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum - own
about 90% of India's retail fuel outlets.
(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Writing by Mohi Narayan; Editing by
Edmund Klamann)
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