KUALA LUMPUR, The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today, tracking the underlying cash market.

Spot month August 2024 gained 35.5 points to 1,565.5, September 2024 bagged 34.5 points to 1,547.5, and both December 2024 and March 2025 rose 32.5 points to 1,552.5 and 1,542.5, respectively.

Turnover firmed to 23,306 lots from 19,125 on Monday, while open interest widened to 68,127 contracts from 63,439 previously.

At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI soared 37.91 points or 2.46 per cent to its intraday high of 1,574.39 compared with Monday’s close of 1,536.48.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency