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The week ahead

Malaysian Finance Calendar: 24–30 August 2026

RaymondRates.my4 min read

Wednesday carries the week: the petrol price is set, then the US posts Q2 GDP and PCE inflation the same evening. Thursday is Bursa's busiest ex-dividend day, and three fixed deposit promos end right after this week closes.

Wed 26
The pivot day
petrol price + US GDP & PCE, 8.30pm
Thu 27
New pump prices + 5 ex-dividends
busiest Bursa day this week
13
Bursa stocks go ex-dividend this week
spread across 4 days

The week at a glance

Monday 24 – Friday 28 August 2026 (all times MYT)Malaysia dataGlobalYour walletBursaMON 243 stocksgo ex-dividendTUE 25NothingscheduledWED 26THE BIG ONEPetrol priceset for the weekUS GDP + PCE8.30pmTHU 27New pumpprices start5 stocksgo ex-dividendFRI 28Trade + PPIdata4 stocksgo ex-dividendSaturday and Sunday: nothing scheduled.
Tuesday is empty and the weekend is empty. Wednesday sets the petrol price and carries the week's biggest US data, and Thursday brings both the new pump prices and the most ex-dividend stocks.
  • Wednesday sets your petrol price. New RON95, RON97 and diesel rates start the next day.
  • US data lands the same evening. Q2 GDP and PCE inflation post alongside the petrol price announcement.
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Bursa: 13 stocks go ex-dividend this week

Going ex-dividend this week (sen per share)Mon 24MR D.I.Y.1.30Wed 26Tambun Indah3.70Thu 27Yinson2.00Thu 27Sunway REIT6.28Fri 28BAT Malaysia5.00Fri 28OSK Holdings3.00Own it the day before. Buy on the ex-date itself and the seller keeps the dividend.6 of 13 stocks shown — smaller counters and 2 income ETFs omitted for space.
Thursday alone has five counters going ex, led by Sunway REIT's 6.28 sen. LPI Capital's dividend (also Friday) is left off this chart — it is far bigger than every other payout and would flatten the scale.
  • LPI Capital is the standout, off-chart. A 65 sen special plus 25 sen interim dividend goes ex Friday.
  • Sunway REIT leads the regular payouts. Its income distribution goes ex Thursday, alongside four other counters.
Three FD promos end 31 August. Bank Negara held the OPR at 2.75% in July and meets next on 3 September, so board rates stay put through this week. But Affin's eFD/branch Smart Pricing, Alliance's Bangsar FD and AmBank's AmOnline eFD promo cycles all close the Monday right after. Compare today's FD rates before they lapse.

What to watch

  • Wed 8.30pmUS Q2 GDP (second estimate) and PCE inflation. The advance GDP estimate was +1.5%; this revises it.
  • ThuDOSM's 2Q 2026 Labour Market Review. The read on Malaysian jobs and wages.
  • FriDOSM external trade and producer prices for July. A read on export demand and factory-gate costs.
Not financial advice. General information as at 23 August 2026. Every date was verified against the publisher's own calendar — DOSM, Bank Negara Malaysia, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, paultan.org and KLSE Screener's entitlement filings. 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.

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