FOREIGN investors posted a second successive week of net inflow – the first time since mid-May 2025 – with RM303.0 mil during the June 30-July 4 trading week which was nine times higher than the previous week’s inflow of RM33.2 mil.
They were net buyers on every trading day except Friday (July 4) with inflows ranging from RM23.3 mil to RM112.6 mil, according to MIDF Research.
“The largest inflow was recorded on Thursday (July 3), followed by Tuesday (July 1) with RM106.8 mil,” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report. “Friday (July 4) was the only day with a net outflow recorded at -RM6.0 mil.”
The top three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were utilities (RM419.3 mil), industrial products & services (RM182.8 mil) and transportation & logistics (RM98.2 mil).
The top three sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were healthcare (-RM177.0 mil), telecommunication & media (-RM153.7 mil) and financial services (-RM78.9m).
Taking the cue from their foreign counterparts, local institutions extended their buying spree to the seventh week with net inflows amounting to RM61.0 mil which was smaller than the previous week’s net purchases of RM142.8 mil.
However, local retailers extended their net selling to a second week with an outflow of -RM363.9 mil which was twice higher than the previous week’s outflow of -RM176.0 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase last week. Local retailers and local institutions saw an increase of +6.6% and +36.2% respectively while foreign investors recorded an increase of +8.2%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MIDF Research, the Philippines registered the highest net foreign inflow at US$48.7 mil to reverse a three-week foreign selling streak.
This was followed by Vietnam which recorded a marginal net inflow of US$22.6 mil to end a two consecutive week of net foreign withdrawals.
However, Indonesia posted the second-highest outflows among the four regional markets at -US$171.6 mil to extend its net selling trend to a third week in a row while Thailand incurred a net foreign outflow of -US$115.5 mil to reverse a single-week of inflow.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Tenaga Nasional Bhd (RM254.9 mil), Westports Holdings Bhd (RM56.2 mil) and Sunway Bhd (RM52.3 mil), – July 7, 2025
