Kuala lumpur: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is poised for an upward trend next week, reflecting movements in the underlying cash market. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak Leng highlighted that the FBM KLCI has been in an oversold state, which might encourage investors to capitalize on weaknesses and enhance valuations. "We anticipate the benchmark index to trend within the 1,600-1,630 range for next week," he informed Bernama.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, trading on Bursa Malaysia's derivatives market faced a halt on Friday due to a Globex system outage. The disruption was attributed to a cooling issue at CyrusOne data centers in the United States. Globex serves as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's platform for international derivatives trading.

In comparison to last week's Friday, the November 2025 contract saw a decline of 4.5 points to 1,619.0 during this week's Thursday session. The December 2025 contract dropped five points to 1,618.5, the March 2026 contract decreased by 6.5 points to 1,600.0, and the June 2026 contract fell by four points to 1,607.0.

The week's turnover increased significantly to 184,536 lots from the previous 32,615 lots, while open interest expanded to 75,903 contracts from the previous 45,643 contracts. In the cash market, on a Friday-to-Friday basis, the FBM KLCI decreased by 13.10 points to 1,604.47, compared to last week's 1,617.57.