FBM KLCI Futures Set To Trade Higher Next Week

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trend higher next week, ahead of the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

“Malaysia’s equity market has room to drift higher in the slipstream next week as long as US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell keeps the (monetary policy) easing channel open.

“The KLCI is catching the early wave of money moving ahead of the FOMC meeting,” said SPI Asset Management managing director Stephen Innes.

On a weekly basis, the spot-month September 2025 gained 32.0 points to 1,588.5, October 2025 and December 2025 gained  31.0 points each to 1,584.5 and 1,579.5, respectively, and March 2026 increased 30.5 points to 1,560.5.

Turnover for the week improved to 20,086 lots from 14,374 lots a week ago, while open interest increased to 41,317 contracts from 38,740 contracts previously.

Meanwhile, the FBM KLCI rose 21.98 points to 1,600.13 on Friday from last Thursday’s closing of 1,578.15.

-- BERNAMA