IT was a case of short-lived joy mirrored by regional trend on Bursa Malaysia as foreign investors embarked on net selling with outflow valued at -RM473.1 mil during the Sept 21-25 trading period from the prior week’s net inflow of RM127.0 mil.
They were net buyers on one out of five trading days during the week with the only inflow recorded on Tuesday (Sept 22) at RM20.4 mil, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Meanwhile, the largest outflows were recorded on Wednesday (Sept 23) (-RM230.7 mil), followed by Friday (Sept 25) (-RM132.8 mil), Thursday (Sept 24) (-RM109.3 mil) and Monday (Sept 21) (-RM20.7 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net inflows from foreign institutions were energy (RM104.0 mil), technology (RM64.8 mil) and transport & logistics (RM25.2 mil).
Meanwhile, the three largest sectors with net outflows were uilities (-RM289.2 mil), financial services (-RM162.5 mil) and healthcare (-RM152.3 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions ended their two consecutive weeks of net selling by posting RM384.0 mil in net inflows.
Likewise, retailers extended their net buying streak to the fifth week in a row with RM89.0 mil in net inflows.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decrease with retailers down by -3.3% while that of local institutions and foreign institutions fell by -12.0% and -36.3% respectively.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia extended its net foreign selling streak to three consecutive weeks with outflow amounting to -US$176.1 mil.
This came about amid Bank Indonesia having maintained its key interest rate at 5.75% for a third consecutive meeting in September 2026 as policymakers continued to prioritise rupiah stability while supporting economic growth.
Vietnam returned to net foreign selling after the previous week net buying bout with -US$110.3 mil in net outflow despite the Asian Development Bank (ADB) having raised the country’s CY2026 GDP (gross domestic product) growth forecast to +7.8%, up 0.6ppt from its July 2026 projection.
Elsewhere, Thailand extended its net foreign selling streak to a second successive week with outflow of -US$107.3 mil while the Philippines stretched its net foreign selling streak to eight straight weeks with -US$12.7 mil of outflow.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (RM103.6 mil), Gamuda Bhd (RM50.5 mil) and Westports Holdings Bhd (RM47.5 mil) – Sept 28, 2026
