It’s Wednesday again, so time for another update on fuel prices. After three weeks of prices remaining unchanged, it looks like the trend will continue for yet another week.
Starting from tomorrow, April 19, RON 95 petrol will remain at RM2.20 per litre (unchanged from last week), while RON 97 retails at RM2.47 per litre (unchanged from last week).
As for diesel, Euro 2M will go for RM2.18 per litre (unchanged from last week). Meanwhile, Euro 5 diesel, which commands a 10 sen premium over regular diesel, will sell for RM2.28 per litre (unchanged from last week). These prices will be in effect until the April 25, when the next set of fuel price adjustments will be announced.
This week’s fuel price announcement is the 56th since the weekly system took effect at the end of March 2017. The current price of RON 95 petrol is 10 sen lower (from RM2.30 per litre) than at the start of the programme, while RON 97 is 13 sen less (from RM2.60 per litre). Diesel, meanwhile, is two sen cheaper (from RM2.20 per litre).
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