FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (KLSE)
Benchmark index · Malaysia · data since 1993-12-03 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.79%
7d
-1.76%
30d
+1.12%
YTD
+1.24%
1y
+10.43%
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (KLSE) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.6 | -1.4 | -1.5 | 1.9 | -2.3 | -1.1 | 2.2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.2 | 1.1 | -3.9 | 1.8 | -2.1 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -0.5 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -2.0 | -0.8 | 6.0 | -0.5 | -1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | -3.5 | 6.3 | -1.3 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -8.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | -7.8 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | -3.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -1.1 | -3.2 | -2.5 | 7.1 | -4.0 | 1.6 | -3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -3.2 | -8.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -4.9 | -1.3 | -2.5 | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -3.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -2.2 | -1.4 | -1.8 | 0.9 | -2.3 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -6.9 | -2.8 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -1.5 | -4.7 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 3.8 | -2.6 | -2.8 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -3.2 | 1.4 |
| 2015 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -3.9 | -2.3 | 1.0 | -6.4 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | -3.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -3.3 |
| 2013 | -3.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | -0.6 | 3.2 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 2.2 | -3.7 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -1.9 | -6.6 | -4.2 | 7.5 | -1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2010 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | -4.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -1.4 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | -3.6 | -2.6 | -8.1 | 2.6 | -0.3 | -7.0 | -2.0 | -5.4 | -7.4 | -15.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | -7.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | -1.2 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 2.4 | -2.3 | -1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -4.0 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 3.2 | 5.5 | -2.5 | 1.5 | -1.8 | -1.6 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 2.6 | -7.1 | -3.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | -2.7 | -1.7 | -0.8 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | -1.3 | 11.4 | -4.6 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 3.3 | -1.4 | 6.7 | 5.0 | -6.6 | -2.2 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -10.3 | 3.4 | -4.6 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | -2.5 | -8.7 | -9.7 | -2.0 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 4.2 | -10.4 | -2.5 | 6.3 | 9.1 |
| 2000 | 13.5 | 6.5 | -0.8 | -7.8 | 1.5 | -8.6 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -10.3 | 5.4 | -3.0 | -6.9 |
| 1999 | 0.9 | -8.3 | -7.3 | 34.2 | 10.1 | 9.2 | -5.2 | -0.2 | -11.9 | 10.0 | -1.1 | 10.6 |
| 1998 | -4.2 | 30.9 | -3.5 | -13.0 | -14.0 | -15.3 | -11.6 | -24.8 | 23.3 | 8.5 | 23.7 | 16.9 |
| 1997 | -1.7 | 4.4 | -5.3 | -10.2 | 2.3 | -2.5 | -6.0 | -20.6 | 1.3 | -18.4 | -17.9 | 9.0 |
| 1996 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -6.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | -9.1 | 10.9 | 0.3 | -3.2 | 10.3 | -2.2 | 3.3 | -4.3 | -1.4 | -4.3 | -0.6 | 4.6 |
| 1994 | -13.2 | 1.7 | -15.4 | 10.7 | -5.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 10.0 | -0.0 | -1.9 | -8.6 | -4.1 |
| 1993 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 24.6 |
| Avg | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.2 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -1.3 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.1% | +1.9% | -1.2% | +1.3% | -0.6% | -0.6% | +0.8% | -1.3% | -1.1% | +0.8% | -0.1% | +3.4% |
| Win rate | 52%/33 | 64%/33 | 42%/33 | 61%/33 | 42%/33 | 52%/33 | 53%/32 | 44%/32 | 38%/32 | 66%/32 | 38%/32 | 88%/33 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-80%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±5.9%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
53%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+34.23%
1999-04
Worst month
-24.77%
1998-08
Longest streaks
13▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI isn't a company — it's the scoreboard: Malaysia's benchmark index, tracked here like any other asset, because sometimes the market itself is the most interesting ticker — with price history on this site back to 1993. Since 1993 it has ground out +30% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1999 at +34.23%; its worst, August 1998 at -24.77%.
- It has closed December in the green 29 out of 33 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.