FOREIGN investors ended their six-week net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia with net inflow of RM127.0 mil during the Sept 14-18 trading period following the prior week’s net outflow of -RM160.3 mil.
This came about despite a shortened trading week with the stock market having closed on Wednesday (Sept 16) in conjunction with Malaysia Day, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Foreign institutions were net buyers on three out of four trading days during the week with the largest inflow recorded on Friday (Sept 18) at RM56. 5 mil followed by Monday (Sept 14) (RM50.6 mil) and Thursday (Sept 17) (RM37.3 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
“The only net outflow was recorded on Tuesday (Sept 15) at -RM17.5 mil.”
The top three sectors that recorded net inflows from foreign institutions were plantation (RM131.1 mil), utilities (RM84.5 mil) and healthcare (RM84.0 mil).
Meanwhile, the three largest sectors with net outflows were financial services (-RM309.7 mil), industrial products & services (-RM125.2 mil) and property (-RM4.8 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their net selling streak to a second week with -RM368.0 mil in outflow.
However, retailers extended their net buying streak to a fourth week with inflow amounting to RM241.0 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase: local institutions up by +10.6% while that of foreign institutions by +41.3% although retailers posted a -7.7% decline.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Vietnam swung back to net foreign buying after two consecutive weeks of selling with inflow of US$103.1 mil.
This came about as the country’s Finance Ministry proposed to ease market access for foreign investors by expanding its “green-lane” investment procedures to reduce administrative hurdles and accelerating project implementation amid intensifying regional competition for foreign investment.
However, Indonesia recorded a second successive week of net foreign selling with outflow of -US$165.9 mil as its newly minted finance minister maintained the CY2026 budget deficit outlook by signalling fiscal policy continuity as Jakarta seeks to restore investor confidence amid concerns over fiscal discipline.
Elsewhere, Thailand returned to net foreign selling after two straight weeks of inflows with outflow of -US$156.2 mil while the Philippines remained in net selling territory for a seventh week in a row with -US$58.4 mil in foreign outflow.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Tenaga Nasional Bhd (RM121.7 mil), SD Guthrie Bhd (RM72.8 mil) and Westports Holdings Bhd (RM60.5 mil) – Sept 21, 2026
