FOREIGN investors turned sellers on Bursa Malaysia last week (Sept 22-26 trading period) to end two consecutive weeks of purchases with a net outflow of -RM451.5 mil (previous week: net inflow of RM492.1 mil).
They were net sellers on all trading sessions with daily outflows ranging from -RM17.2 mil to -RM223.5 mil, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“The largest outflow occurred on Thursday (Sept 25), followed by Tuesday (Sept 23) (-RM101.6 mil), Wednesday (Sept 24) (-RM67.4 mil) and Friday (Sept 26) (-RM41.8 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly find flow report.
“The smallest outflow was recorded on Monday (Sept 22) at -RM17.2 mil.”
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were consumer products & services (RM127.0 mil), plantation (RM61.2 mil) and energy (RM49.4 mil).
The top three sectors with the biggest net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM241.1 mil), utilities (-RM177.7 mil) and healthcare (-RM137.2 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions resumed their net buying activity to end their two consecutive weeks of net selling with a net inflow of RM696.0 mil.
However, local retailers extended their net selling streak to a third week by posting a net outflow of -RM244.6 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) experienced a broad-based incline last week. Local retailers and local institutions recorded increases of +2.8% and +1.6% respectively while foreign investors saw a decrease of -39.7%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia extended its net foreign buying streak to a second week with inflows of US$306.7 mil.
This was followed by the Philippines which stretched its net foreign inflow to a second week with US$111.1 mil or~17.6 times higher than the previous week’s modest inflow of US$6.30 mil.
However, Vietnam extended its losing streak to a tenth straight week with a net outflow of -US$201.6 mil last week as US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new import tariffs on Thursday (Sept 25).
Thailand, too, extended its net selling streak to a third successive week with a foreign fund outflow of -US$42.8 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Malayan Banking Bhd (RM118.2 mil), SD Guthrie Bhd (RM96.5 mil) and KSL Holdings Bhd (RM46.0 mil). – Sept 29, 2025
