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Malaysian Finance Calendar: 19–25 October 2026

RaymondRates.my3 min read

September's inflation and trade data land Monday. New petrol prices take effect Thursday, the same day 14 Bursa dividend lines go ex-date. Board rates stay put — Bank Negara's next meeting is 5 November.

Mon, 19 Oct
September CPI + trade data
Malaysia's own inflation and external trade releases
Wed → Thu
New petrol prices
announced Wed night, effective 12.01am Thu
Thu, 22 Oct
8 of 14 ex-dividend lines
the week's single busiest Bursa day

The week at a glance

Monday 19 – Friday 23 October 2026 (all times MYT)Malaysia dataYour walletBursaMON 19September CPIMalaysia's own inflation dataExternal tradeSeptember exports, imports2 stocks ex-divVelesto, Bermaz AutoTUE 20SDG ex-divinterim dividendMEGAFB ex-divfinal dividendAJIYA ex-divthird interimWED 21Petrol priceannounced tonightMPSOL ex-divinterim dividendTHU 22THE BIG ONENew pump pricetakes effect 12.01amGas M'sia, Kim Loonglead the cluster6 more ex-divZetrix, Chin Well +4FRI 23Economic IndicatorsAug 2026 releaseSaturday and Sunday: nothing scheduled.
Thursday stacks a petrol price change on top of eight ex-dividend stocks — the week's busiest day. Monday carries the week's only Malaysia data releases.
  • Monday is the week's data day. September CPI and external trade figures land together.
  • Thursday stacks two things at once. New petrol prices and eight ex-dividend stocks land the same day.
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Every date here was checked against the publisher's own release calendar, not a pattern. · Photo: Unsplash

Bursa: 14 dividend lines go ex-date this week

Going ex-dividend this week (sen per share, Bursa stock codes)Mon 19VELESTO0.25Mon 19BAUTO2.00Tue 20SDG11.18Tue 20MEGAFB0.25Tue 20AJIYA3.00Wed 21MPSOL0.15Thu 22GASMSIA5.00Thu 22SRKKAI (special)0.70Thu 22SRKKAI (interim)0.30Thu 22ZETRIX0.25Thu 22CHINWEL1.05Thu 22CRESNDO2.00Thu 22KMLOONG5.00Thu 22SAMCHEM2.20Thursday carries eight of the week's 14 lines. SDG's 11.18 sen is the single biggest payout.Own the share Wednesday to qualify — buying on the ex-date itself is one day too late.
Thursday alone carries eight of the week's 14 ex-dividend lines, led by Gas Malaysia and Kim Loong Resources at 5 sen each. SDG's 11.18 sen on Tuesday is the single biggest payout.
  • Own it Wednesday, not Thursday. Buy on the ex-date itself and the seller keeps the payout.
  • Gas Malaysia and Kim Loong lead Thursday. Both pay 5 sen, alongside six smaller caps.
  • Velesto and Bermaz Auto open the week. Velesto Energy and Bermaz Auto go ex-dividend Monday, ahead of Thursday's cluster.

Your wallet: petrol Thursday, five FD promos expire in under two weeks

BankRateTenureChannelEnds
Alliance Islamic (Sri Petaling branch)4.38%*6 monthsBranch only31 Oct
MBSB TD-i4.00%6 monthsBranch / M Journey31 Oct
Maybank Islamic e-FD-i Prosperity3.93%12 monthsMaybank2u / MAE app31 Oct
AmBank AmOnline eFD3.85%12 monthsAmOnline app/web31 Oct
RHB 7 & 9 Months FD/e-FD3.80%9 monthsBranch / e-FD31 Oct

*Alliance's 4.38% needs Alliance Privilege or Alliance Personal tier; Mass Market customers get 3.98%. Sorted by rate. Source: this site's own already-verified FD registry (src/lib/data.ts).

  • Petrol changes Thursday, not Wednesday. New RON95, RON97 and diesel prices take effect from 12.01am Thursday, announced the night before.
  • Five FD promos share one deadline. Alliance, MBSB, Maybank, AmBank and RHB campaigns all run out on 31 October.
Board rates won't move this week — the current petrol cycle does. Bank Negara held the OPR at 2.75% on 3 September and meets next on 5 November, so FD board rates stay put through this week. The current fuel cycle (unsubsidised RON95 RM4.62, RON97 RM5.10, diesel RM5.17, through 21 Oct) ends Wednesday night. Compare today's FD rates before five campaigns close together on 31 October.

What to watch

  • Mon 19 OctDOSM's September CPI and external trade releases — the week's only Malaysia data day.
  • Wed 21 OctNew RON95, RON97 and diesel prices announced for the week ahead, effective 12.01am Thursday.
  • Thu 22 OctEight Bursa stocks go ex-dividend, led by Gas Malaysia and Kim Loong Resources.
  • 31 OctFive FD promos expire — Alliance, MBSB, Maybank Islamic, AmBank and RHB campaigns all end the same day.
Not financial advice. General information as at 18 October 2026. Every date was verified against the publisher's own calendar or raw data — DOSM's own upcoming-releases page, Bank Negara's own MPC schedule, KLSE Screener's raw dividend table, the Ministry of Finance's own press-citation page for the current fuel cycle, and this site's own FD registry. Schedules can change without notice, so check the source before acting on a date. Rates.my holds no CMSA licence, issues no price targets, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell. See also last week's calendar.

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