KLCI FUTURES LIKELY TO TRADE RANGE-BOUND NEXT WEEK 

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade range-bound next week.

IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan said Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade in a mild, range-bound manner in the coming week, reflecting a shortened trading period and thinner regional liquidity due to the Chinese New Year holidays.

“The index is expected to consolidate within the 1,735–1,745 range, as lower liquidity conditions typically dampen both upside momentum and downside acceleration,” he told Bernama.

During the trading week just ended, the FBM KLCI futures traded mixed, tracking the underlying cash market.

On a Friday-to-Friday basis, the February and September 2026 contracts added 7.5 points each to 1,740.0 and 1,712.0, respectively, the March 2026 contract climbed 9.5 points to 1,720.5.0 and June 2026 increased 9.0 points to 1,724.0. 

Turnover for the week grew to 39,076 lots from 29,058 lots in the preceding week, while open interest increased to 43,523 contracts from 42,726 contracts previously.

The FBM KLCI rose 6.71 points to 1,739.54 on Friday from 1,732.83 a week earlier.

-- BERNAMA