Moderate hike in fuel prices "finalised'

A "mixed bailout package,' comprising a "moderate hike' in the prices of diesel and petrol and a re-adjustment in the customs duty on crude oil and the excise duty on the two fuels, was understood to have been "finalised' at a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and some Ministers on Thursday evening.