FOREIGN investors continued their streak of net outflows on Bursa Malaysia during the June 9-13 trading week by extending their stock disposal trend to a fourth week with a net outflow of -RM444.4 mil which was slightly higher than the previous week’s outflow of -RM387.4 mil.
They were net sellers on every trading session except Wednesday (June 11) with outflows ranging from -RM34.6 mil to -RM211.6 mil, according to MIDF Research.
“The largest outflow was recorded on Friday (June 13) followed by Thursday (June 12) with -RM127.4 mil while Wednesday (June 11) recorded a net inflow of RM10.1 mil,” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were industrial products & services (RM19.4 mil), transportation (RM17.3 mil) and REITs (RM8.2 mil).
The top three sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM305.2 mil), healthcare (-RM51.7 mil) and property (-RM36.8 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions continued their buying activities by extending their buying streak to o a fourth week with net inflows amounting to RM620.6 mil.
However, local retailers did the opposite by extending their selling streak to two weeks with a net outflow of -RM176.2 mil or three times higher than the previous week’s net selling of -RM57.3 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based incline last week with the exception of foreign investors. Local institutions and local retailers saw an increase of +12.6% and +14.6% respectively while foreign investors saw a plunge of -8.4%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MIDF Research, Indonesia raked in the highest net inflow at US$50.9 mil to snap its single-week outflow streak.
Elsewhere, Thailand posted a modest net inflow of US$18.1 mil to end its three-week foreign selling streak while Vietnam posted US$13.8 mil in inflows to reverse four straight weeks of foreign withdrawals.
The Philippines was the only SEA country (apart from Malaysia) to record a net outflow last week with -US$2.1 mil to reverse a single-week streak of foreign purchases.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Sunway Construction Group Bhd (RM68.5 mil), Genting Malaysia Bhd (RM45.2 mil) and My E.G. Services Bhd (RM33.0 mil), – June 16, 2025
