FOREIGN investors extended their net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia to a second straight week on a row with -RM912.6 mil in net outflows during the May 18-22 trading period after -RM325.5 mil was wiped out in the prior week.
They were net sellers on all five trading days during the week, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“The largest outflow was recorded on Wednesday (May 20) (-RM329.2 mil), followed by Tuesday (May 19) (-RM256.5 mil), Thursday (May 21), (-RM156.5 mil), Monday (May 18) (-RM106.3 mil) and Friday (May 22) (-RM64.2 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The only three sectors that recorded net inflows by foreign institutions were technology (RM79.2 mil), transportation & logistics (RM57.0 mil) and energy (RM1.3 mil).
Meanwhile the top three sectors with net foreign outflows were consumer products & services (-RM347.4 mil), utilities (-RM214.7 mil) and healthcare (-RM180.7 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their net buying streak to a sixth week with inflows of RM572.9 mil.
Likewise, retailers, too, extended their net buying streak to a second consecutive week with inflows of RM339.7 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) increased across all investor classes: retailers by +0.7%, local institutions (+5.5%) and foreign institutions (+7.3%).
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, all posted net foreign outflows led by Vietnam which extended its selling streak to a 10th straight week with -US$236.7 mil despite the country having strengthened its regional trade with South Korea.
In Thailand, foreign investors reverted to net selling with net outflows of -US$93.0 mil despite stronger annual growth with the country’s GDP (gross domestic product) having expanded +2.8% year-on-year (yoy) in 1Q 2026 (4Q 2025: +2.5%), the fastest pace since 3Q 2025 and above expectations.
Elsewhere, Indonesia extended its net selling streak to a second successive week with net foreign outflows amounting to -US$45.7 mil while the Philippines ended two straight weeks of net buying with foreign outflows of -US$22.5 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were RHB Bank Bhd (RM139.0 mil), CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (RM108.7 mil) and Westports Holdings Bhd (RM38.1 mil). – May 25, 2026
