FBM KLCI Futures Set To Trade Sideways Next Week Amid Corporate Earnings Season

By Abdul Hamid A Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade sideways next week, as the market digests the ongoing corporate earnings season and global technology volatility.

Amid this cautious backdrop, Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak Leng told Bernama that the upcoming Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Policy Committee meeting on March 5 will be the key domestic catalyst, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) widely expected to remain at 2.75 per cent.

On a Friday-to-Friday basis, February 2026 slid 30 points to 1,716.0, March 2026 slipped 33.5 points to 1,693.0, June 2026 shed 34.5 points to 1,697.0, and September 2026 shaved 38.5 points to 1,681.0.

Turnover for the week surged to 186,274 lots from 20,360 lots last week, while open interest increased to 55,274 contracts from 49,706 contracts previously.

The FBM KLCI eased 36.22 points to 1,716.61 from 1,752.83 in the preceding week.

-- BERNAMA