Nova Scotia

Pump price for diesel jumps overnight in N.S.

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board said the change reflects "significant shifts" in the market price of diesel oil.

Change does not impact price of gasoline

A diesel cap of a vehicle.
The price of diesel rose overnight in Nova Scotia. (Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images)

The price of diesel jumped more than seven cents Tuesday in Nova Scotia.

The province's regulator used the interrupter clause to adjust the price at midnight.

Gasoline prices were not affected by the change.

Diesel was selling for a minimum of $1.79 per litre Tuesday in the Halifax area, up from $1.71 a day earlier.

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board said the change reflects "significant shifts" in the market price of diesel oil.