He is supportive of greater inclusivity, but notes that greater benefits would likely show over time from new product-linked or benchmark-aware fund flows. The combined market capitalisation of the 20 potential new additions — being the 20 largest stocks on the FBM Mid 70 — is only about the size of the combined market capitalisation of the two largest stocks on FBM KLCI. CIMB Securities head of research Ivy Ng says a hypothetical 50-member FBM KLCI would have outperformed the current 30-member FBM KLCI “by approximately 60 points on an annualised basis” from June 2016 to December 2025. Any approved changes to the FBM KLCI and FBM70 would take effect in nine months at the earliest, in December 2026 or June 2027, according to a statement dated March 31. The current FBM KLCI was adopted in July 2009 following a partnership with FTSE in 2006.

Source: The Edge Markets April 13, 2026 06:48 UTC