KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives was lower in the early session today, in tandem with the weaker performance of the underlying cash market.

At 9.40 am, September 2018 slipped eight points to 1,795, October 2018  decreased 8.50 points to 1,795, December 2018 fell 9.5 points to 1,788 and March 2019 was nine points lower at 1,786.

Turnover stood at 1,242 lots, while open interest amounted to 26,104 contracts.

The underlying benchmark FBM KLCI was 3.02 points lower at 1,807.62 after 47 minutes of trading. 

-- BERNAMA​​