KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives opened lower this morning on lack of buying interest, dealers said.                         

At 9.37am, both spot month August 2013 and September 2013 eased 1.50 points to 1,764.5 and 1,763, respectively while December 2013 declined two points to 1,766 and March 2014 fell 2.50 points to 1,765.5.

Turnover stood at 2,284 lots while open interest totalled 37,748 contracts.

The underlying FBM KLCI fell 3.55 points to 1,769.07 after 44 minutes of trading. – Bernama