FOREIGN investors extended their net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia to a fifth consecutive week with lesser net outflow of -RM658.3 mil during the June 8-12 trading period from the prior week’s exit of -RM1.05 bil.
They were net sellers on all five trading days during the week with the largest outflow posted on Tuesday (June 9) (-RM230.2 mil), according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“This was followed by Monday (June 8) (-RM177.4 mil), Wednesday (June 10)(-RM133.9 mil), Friday (June 12) (-RM78.4 mil) and Thursday (June 11) (-RM38.3 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net inflows by foreign institutions were technology (RM132.3 mil), plantation (RM41.4 mil) and transportation & logistics (RM36.7 mil).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors that recorded net outflows by foreign institutions were financial services (-RM479.1 mil), consumer products & services (-RM112.8 mil) and healthcare (-RM62.4 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their net buying streak to a ninth consecutive week with inflow of RM459.1 mil.
Likewise, retailers extended their buying spell to a fifth week in a row with net inflow of RM199.1 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decrease: retailers by -23.0%, local institutions by -20.5% while foreign institutions saw a decline of -37.4%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, the Philippines ended three straight weeks of net selling with foreign inflow of US$1.9 mil as the country’s labour market showed signs of improvement in April 2026 with unemployment rate declining to 4.7% (March 2026: 5.0%) – the lowest level in four months.
However, Indonesia extended its net selling streak to a fifth successive week with foreign outflows totalling -US$333.8 mil as Bank Indonesia unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate by 25bp (basis points) to 5.50% in an off-schedule meeting on June 9.
In Vietnam, foreign investors extended their selling spree to a 13th week with -US$118.4 mil in net foreign outflows while foreign investors reverted to net selling in Thailand after the previous week of inflow with outflow amounting to -US$48.9 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were RHB Bank Bhd (RM104.8 mil), SD Guthrie Bhd (RM82.3mil) and Mega Fortris Bhd (RM78.0 mil). – June 15, 2026
