FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
A significant milestone will be reached in Malaysia on 6 July when the historic Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) transitions to the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI. Malaysia has been active in implementing initiatives to stimulate international investment flows and the switch to a 30 stock FTSE calculated benchmark paves the way for the creation of ETFs, structured products and other derivatives to assist this. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI joins other domestic benchmarks such as the STI in Singapore and FTSE MIB in Italy, which have chosen FTSE to be their index calculator. Malaysia also recently announced that it will be merging its Second Board with the Main Board, and renaming MESDAQ to ACE, with indices reflecting these changes from 3 August.
For more information please email ftsefocus@ftse.com, or contact Meredith Blakemore on +852 2230 5801.
