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Malaysian Finance Calendar: 5–11 October 2026

RaymondRates.my3 min read

Budget 2027 is tabled in Parliament on Friday — the week's main event. Petrol prices are announced Wednesday night and change Thursday morning. On Bursa, Hong Leong Bank, Hong Leong Capital and Hong Leong Financial Group all go ex-dividend within four trading days.

Fri, 9 Oct
Budget 2027 tabled
PM Anwar presents it as Finance Minister
Wed → Thu
New petrol prices
announced Wed night, effective 12.01am Thu
3
Hong Leong entities go ex-dividend
Bank, Capital and Financial Group, 4 trading days

The week at a glance

Monday 5 – Friday 9 October 2026 (all times MYT)Malaysia dataGlobalYour walletBursaMON 52 stocksgo ex-dividendTUE 6EIA energyoutlook, globalKESM ex-div4.5 senWED 7Petrol priceannounced tonightHLBANK ex-div80 sen finalPopulation dataDOSM, by districtTHU 8New pumpprices from 12.01am7 stocksex-div, led by HLCAPFRI 9THE BIG ONEBudget 2027tabled in Parliament4 DOSM releasesAug trade & outputHLFG ex-div57 sen finalSaturday and Sunday: nothing scheduled.
Friday carries the week's biggest event — Budget 2027 — alongside four DOSM data releases and Hong Leong Financial Group's ex-dividend date.
  • Budget 2027 is the week's main event. It’s Malaysia’s fifth MADANI budget, tabled by PM Anwar.
  • Petrol sets the pace midweek. New RON95, RON97 and diesel prices take effect 12.01am Thursday.
The Petronas Twin Towers lit up over the Kuala Lumpur skyline at dusk
Every date here was checked against the publisher's own release calendar, not a pattern. · Photo: Unsplash

Bursa: three Hong Leong entities go ex-dividend this week

Going ex-dividend this week (sen per share)Mon 5MFCB5.0Tue 6KESM Industries4.5Wed 7SHL Consolidated12.0Wed 7Hong Leong Bank80.0Thu 8Hong Leong Capital18.0Thu 8BLD Plantation4.0Fri 9Hong Leong Financial Group57.0Own it the day before. Buy on the ex-date itself and the seller keeps the dividend.Three Hong Leong group entities — Bank, Capital and Financial Group — pay out within four trading days.
Hong Leong Bank's 80 sen final leads the week, followed by Hong Leong Capital on Thursday and Hong Leong Financial Group on Friday.
  • Own it before the ex-date. Buy on the ex-date itself and the seller keeps the dividend.
  • Three related entities pay out this week. HLBANK's 80 sen final is the week's biggest payout.
A quiet petrol station forecourt lit up at night
Wednesday's announcement sets RON95, RON97 and diesel for the week starting Thursday. · Photo: Unsplash
Deposit rates are anchored — one promo window closes right after this week. Bank Negara held the OPR at 2.75% in September and meets next on 5 November, so FD board rates stay put through this week. Hong Leong Bank's 4.05% six-month October eFD promo closes Monday, 12 October — the Monday right after this calendar ends. Compare today's FD rates before it lapses.

What to watch

  • Fri 9 OctBudget 2027 tabled in Parliament — Malaysia's fifth MADANI budget.
  • Wed → ThuNew fuel prices announced Wednesday night, effective 12.01am Thursday; BUDI95 stays RM1.99.
  • Fri 9 OctFour DOSM releases — industrial production, wholesale & retail trade, manufacturing and the labour force survey, all for August — land alongside the Budget.
Not financial advice. General information as at 4 October 2026. Every date was verified against the publisher's own calendar or raw data — the Finance Ministry's own Pre-Budget Statement page, DOSM's own upcoming-releases page, the US EIA's own Short-Term Energy Outlook page, Bank Negara's own MPC schedule, KLSE Screener's raw dividend table 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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