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The streak ends

Petrol Prices Fall for the First Time Since August, RON95 Down to RM4.52

RaymondRates.my1 min read

Petrol prices fell this week for the first time since August. Unsubsidised RON95 dropped 5 sen to RM4.52, ending three straight weekly rises. BUDI95 stays at RM1.99.

Three weeks up, now down

RON95 unsubsidised, weekly (RM per litre)3.503.904.304.7030 Jul6 Aug13 Aug20 Aug27 Aug3 Sep10 Sep17 Sep24 SepRM4.571 OctRM4.52Three rises in a rowdata.gov.my fuel price catalogue; MOF's 1-7 Oct announcement for the latest point.
RON95's weekly float since late July: three straight rises into late September, broken this week.
  • RON95 fell 5 sen to RM4.52 after three weeks of gains that took it from RM3.77 to RM4.57.
  • Diesel fell 15 sen to RM5.27 back to where it stood on 17 September.
  • RON97 eased 5 sen to RM5.00 its first drop since 3 September.
A man pumping gasoline into his car at a petrol station
The Finance Ministry points to easing crude and a resumed Saudi pipeline, not a lasting reversal of last month's diesel squeeze. · Photo: Unsplash
“Moderating average global crude oil prices during the APM calculation period, following the resumption of operations at Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.”
— Ministry of Finance, 30 September 2026
Updating last week's piece. We covered a third straight weekly rise on 24 September — that streak just ended.

What to watch

  • Wed, 7 OctNext weekly float announcement, effective 8 October — whether the drop holds.
  • Fri, 9 OctBudget 2027 is tabled — any change to BUDI95 or the subsidy scheme would land after this.
Not financial advice. This is general information based on Ministry of Finance pricing announcements as at 30 September 2026. It is not a forecast of where fuel or oil prices are headed, and Rates.my does not issue price targets. Check your own subsidy status via the live fuel price page.

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