DUBAI: The UAE will lower domestic prices for gasoline in October, the ministry of energy said.

The price of a liter of octane 95 gasoline will fall 8.7 percent to AED1.79 ($0.4874) at the start of October compared with AED1.96 in September, the ministry said on its Twitter account.

The domestic diesel price will rise to AED1.89 in October from AED1.86 in September, the ministry said.

In July, the UAE said it would raise domestic prices for gasoline and cut them for diesel in a politically sensitive reform designed to save it money and encourage fuel efficiency.