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FBM KLCI Futures End Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower today in line with the underlying cash market.

The spot-month March 2025 contract shrank 13 points to 1,517.5, April 2025 fell 12.5 points to 1,519.5, June 2025 dropped 12 points to 1,522.0 and September 2025 erased 10 points to 1,511.0.  

Turnover improved to 8,328 lots from 7,831 lots on Thursday, while open interest advanced to 41,973 contracts from 41,159 contracts previously. 

At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI fell 11.64 points or 0.75 per cent to 1,547.27 from yesterday’s close of 1,558.91. 

-- BERNAMA