KUALA LUMPUR: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI futures (FKLI) contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives opened higher in tandem with the better cash market.
At 9.40 am, January 2015 gained 7.0 points to 1,739.5, February 2015 added 7.5 points to 1,738, March 2015 rose 8.0 points to 1,739 while June 2015 was 8.5 points higher at 1,737.
Turnover amounted to 1,554 lots while open interest totalled 32,284 contracts.
The benchmark FBM KLCI was 2.89 points higher at 1,744.9 after 40 minutes of trading. – BERNAMA