FOREIGN investors extended their net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia to a third successive week with outflows of -RM85.1 mil in the Labour Day shortened April 27-April 30 trading week, a slight increase from the prior week’s RM36.9 mil.
They were net sellers on three out of four trading days during the week with the largest outflow recorded on Thursday (April 30) (-RM120.9 mil), followed by Monday (April 27) (-RM41.9 mil) and Tuesday (April 28) (-RM32.7 mil), according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“The only inflow was recorded on Wednesday (April 29) (RM110.4 mil) while the market was closed on Friday (May 1) in conjunction with Labour Day,” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were industrial products & services (RM128.3mil), technology (RM114.2 mil) and plantation (RM53.3 mil).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors with net foreign outflows were utilities (-RM116.9 mil), property (-RM103.1 mil) and healthcare (-RM74.9 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their buying streak to a third week with meagre inflows of RM2.2 mil.
Retailers, too, ended their two consecutive weeks of selling by posting net inflows of RM82.8 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based incline; although retailers saw a 1.0% decline, local institutions chalked up +13.9% with foreign funds having firmed +6.8%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, foreign investors ended two consecutive weeks of net selling in Thailand with modest inflows of US$14.8 mil amid as the Thai central bank kept its benchmark rate unchanged at 1.0% to maintain accommodative conditions to support growth.
However, Indonesia extended its streak of foreign outflows to a sixth straight week with net selling reaching -US$409.0 mil despite improving investment inflows with FDI (foreign direct investment) rising +8.5% year-on-year (yoy) for a second successive quarter in 1Q CY2026 (4Q CY2025: +4.3%).
In Vietnam, foreign investors extended their net selling activity to a seventh week in a row with net foreign outflows of -US$71.3 mil while foreign net selling in the Philippines reached a ninth consecutive week with outflows amounting to -US$29.8 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Inari Amertron Bhd (RM88.9 mil), Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (RM51.1 mil) and Public Bank Bhd (RM45.2 mil). – May 4, 2026
