Petrol at Shell, Caltex and Esso stations rose by four centres a litre while diesel rose by five cents a litre.

Before a discount, the 92-octane grade is at $2.053 a litre, 95 at $2.086 and 98 at $2.16.

Diesel is now at $1.613 a litre.

Shell's V-Power has risen by 3 cents to $2.279.

This is the second time in a month, with the previous hike on March 3.

Overall, this is the eighth consecutive hike since July last year.