
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 -- The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract (FKLI) on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives finished lower today, in sync with the underlying cash market’s retreat.
At the close, spot month February 2021 fell 4.0 points to 1,571.0, March 2021 shrank 5.0 points to 1,560.0, June 2021 was 7.5 points lower at 1,554.5, while September 2021 declined 6.0 points to 1,549.5.
Turnover surged to 30,446 lots from 11,783 lots on Monday, while open interest widened to 66,641 contacts from 45,994 contracts yesterday.
The benchmark FBM KLCI shed 5.41 points to 1,565.05 at the close today, compared with 1,570.46 on Monday.
-- BERNAMA