FOREIGN investors extended their net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia to nine consecutive weeks during the Sept 1- Sept 5 trading week with a net outflow of -RM187.6 mil which was substantially lower than the previous week’s outflow of -RM1.41 bil.
The smaller figure was largely due to public holiday (PH) shortened trading week with markets closed on Monday (Sept 1) (National Day replacement) and Friday (Sept 4) (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday), according to MBSM Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Foreign investors were net sellers on two out of three trading days last week,” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
“The only day of net inflow was Wednesday (Sept 3) (RM173.2 mil) while the largest outflow occurred on Tuesday (Sept 2) (-RM251.5 mil) followed by Thursday (Sept 4) (-RM109.3 mil).”
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were construction (RM135.3 mil), transportation & logistics (RM41.5 mil) and healthcare (RM38.9 mil).
The top three sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM417.1 mil), telco & media (-RM43.1 mil) and utilities (-RM35.9 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their net buying streak to a sixth consecutive week, accumulating RM148.6 mil in purchases. Likewise, local retailers also remained net buyers for a second consecutive week with net purchases of RM38.9 mil.
Average daily trading volume (ADTV) declined across all investor groups last week. Retail investors and local institutions recorded contractions of -15.7% and -17.5% respectively while foreign investors posted a sharper decline of -42.2%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Thailand ended its three-week selling streak with a modest inflow of US$21.6 mil although the country’s political uncertainty following the recent removal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister continued to weigh on sentiment.
However, Indonesia succumbed to net selling last week after four consecutive weeks of buying with outflows totalling -US$254.1 mil.
Vietnam extended its losing streak to seven weeks with outflows of -US$139 mil while the Philippines pisted the smallest outflow among monitored markets with foreign investors withdrawing -US$27.5 mil to mark a third consecutive week of outflows.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Gamuda Bhd (RM62.5 mil), Farm Fresh Bhd (RM53.1 mil) and Sunway Construction Group Bhd (RM48.6 mil). – Sept 8, 2025
