Kuala Lumpur: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is anticipated to follow the performance of the underlying cash market in the upcoming week.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, an analyst has indicated that the local bourse may see modest gains in the coming week due to a lack of new catalysts driving the market recovery.

Over the past week, on a Friday-to-Friday basis, the May 2025 and September 2025 contracts decreased by 33.5 points each, ending at 1,533.5 and 1,518.0, respectively. Similarly, the June 2025 contract fell by 34.5 points to 1,533.0, and the December 2025 contract dropped by 35.0 points to 1,3525.0.

The weekly turnover showed an increase, rising to 33,633 lots compared to 32,337 lots in the previous week. Open interest also saw an improvement, reaching 42,759 contracts from the previous count of 39,634 contracts.

On the same Friday-to-Friday basis, the FBM KLCI experienced a decline of 36.37 points, closing at 1,535.38, down from 1,571.75 recorded the previous week.