FOREIGN investor extended their net buying streak on Bursa Malaysia to a second successive week during the Nov 2-6 reading period with a slightly higher inflow of RM381.3 mil (prior week: RM323.1 mil).
They were net buyers on all five trading days during the week, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“The highest inflow was recorded on Tuesday (Nov 3) (RM152.4 mil), followed by Monday (Nov 2) (RM102.5 mil), Thursday (Nov 5) (RM55.0 mil), Friday (Nov 6) (RM40.6 mil) and Wednesday (Nov 4) (RM30.8 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors with net inflows from foreign institutions were financial services (RM249.5 mil), transportation & logistics (RM199.8 mil) and construction (RM191.4 mil).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors with the highest net outflows were technology (-RM221.5 mil), plantation (-RM126.7 mil) and industrial products & services (-RM59.8 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions stretched their net selling streak to a second consecutive week with outflow amounting to -RM621.0 mil.
However, retailers extended their net buying streak to an 11th straight week with an inflow of RM239.7 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase with retailers up by +5.6%, local institutions (+17.6%) and foreign institutions (+16.8%).
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, the Philippines returned to net foreign buying after 13 consecutive weeks of selling with a modest inflow of US$28.1 mil.
This followed the country’s manufacturing production expansion of +12.7% year-on-year (yoy) in September 2026 (August 2026: +10.0%) which marks the fastest growth since June 2026.
However, Thailand returned to net foreign selling after three successive weeks of inflows with -US$149.2 mil on the back of its headline inflation having surged to +3.9% yoy in October 2026 (September 2026: +2.82%).
This exceeded market expectations of +3.33% and even breached the Bank of Thailand’s 1%-3% target range for the first time in more than three years.
Elsewhere, Vietnam extended its net foreign selling streak to seven straight weeks with an outflow of -US$33.6 mil while Indonesia extended its net foreign selling streak to a ninth week in a row with an outflow of -US$9.2 mil though this was around 18x less than the prior week.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Westports Holdings Bhd (RM168.8 mil), Public Bank Bhd (RM142.0 mil) and Gamuda Bhd (RM114.3 mil). – Nov 10, 2026
