Kuala lumpur: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is anticipated to remain subdued in the upcoming week, reflecting the typical year-end holiday market conditions and corresponding movements in the underlying cash market.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research, Thong Pak Leng, highlighted that key economic data releases next week to monitor include the United States' jobless claims, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, and China's Purchasing Managers' Index for December. Thong Pak Leng projected that the FBM KLCI is likely to trend within the range of 1,660-1,690 for the coming week.

On a Friday-to-Friday comparison, the December 2025 contract registered an increase of 7.5 points to 1,676.0. Meanwhile, the January 2026 contract recorded a gain of 8.0 points to 1,680.0, the March 2026 contract rose by 9.0 points to 1,664.50, and the June 2026 contract climbed by 1.5 points to 1,664.0.

The turnover for the week saw a significant rise to 97,819 lots from 36,11 lots the previous Friday. Open interest also expanded to 63,355 contracts from the previous 46,114 contracts. Additionally, on a Friday-to-Friday basis, the FBM KLCI rose by 11.20 points to 1,677.10, compared to last week's 1,665.90.