KLCI Futures Likely To Be Subdued Next Week Amid Year-end Holidays

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to remain subdued next week, reflecting year-end holiday conditions and movements in the underlying cash market.

Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said key economic releases to monitor next week include the United States’ jobless claims, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, and China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index for December.

“We anticipate the FBM KLCI to trend within the range of 1,660-1,690 for next week,” he told Bernama.

On a Friday-to-Friday basis, the December 2025 contract was 7.5 points higher to 1,676.0, the January 2026 contract gained 8.0 points to 1,680.0, the March 2026 contract added 9.0 points to 1,664.50, and the June 2026 contract rose by 1.5 points to 1,664.0.

Turnover for the week surged to 97,819 lots from 36,11 lots last Friday, while open interest expanded to 63,355 contracts from 46,114 contracts previously.

On a Friday-to-Friday basis, the FBM KLCI rose 11.20 points to 1,677.10 from last week’s 1,665.90.

-- BERNAMA