FOREIGN investors turned net buyers last week (trading period of Sept 29-Oct 3) by reversing the previous week’s outflow if -RM451.5 mil with a net inflow of RM577.1 mil.
They were net buyers on three out of five trading days last week with Thursday (Oct 2) posting the highest net buying activity at RM503.9 mil – the highest daily inflow since May 2025, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“This was followed by Wednesday (Oct 1) (RM154.0 mil) and Monday (Sept 29) (RM52.8 mil) while the largest outflow occurred on Friday (Oct 3) (-RM80.5 mil), followed by (Sept 30) Tuesday (-RM53.0 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were technology (RM339.7 mil), healthcare (RM313.6 mil) and construction (RM51.0 mil).
The three sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were telecommunication & media (-RM85.1 mil), industrial products & services (-RM48.4 mil) and utilities (-RM33.1 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions reverted to net selling activity after the previous week’s inflow with an outflow of -RM304.7 mil.
Local retailers, too, extended their net selling streak to a fourth week with a net outflow of -RM272.4 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) experienced a broad-based incline last week. Local retailers and local institutions recorded increases of +10.1% and +5.6% respectively while foreign investors saw an increase of +12.2%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, all four recorded outflows led by Vietnam which extended its net selling streak to an eleventh week with an outflow of -US$275.8 ml.
This was followed by Indonesia which turned net sellers last week to end two consecutive weeks of buying activities with an outflow of -US186.2 mil.
Elsewhere, Thailand extended its net selling streak to four straight weeks with -US$109.1 mil in net foreign outflows as Thai retail sales grew at the slowest pace since January 2025.
The Philippines turned net sellers last week to end two successive weeks of foreign purchases with an outflow of -US$73.7 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were IHH Healthcare Bhd (RM303.5 mil), Malayan Banking Bhd (RM158.7 mil) and Vitrox Corp Bhd (RM118.1 mil). – Oct 6, 2025
