FOREIGN investors reversed three successive weeks of net selling on Bursa Malaysia with RM209.8 mil in inflows during the May 4-8 trading period (prior week: -RM85.1 mil).
They were net buyers on three out of five trading days during the week, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“The largest inflow was recorded on Tuesday (May 5) (RM124.1 mil), followed by Wednesday (May 6) (RM122.7 mil) and Monday (May 4) (RM31.4 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
“The largest outflow was recorded on Friday (May 8) (-RM41.6 mil), followed by Thursday (May 7) (-RM26.8 mil).”
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were technology (RM150.6 mil), financial services (RM135.5 mil) and industrial products & services (RM60.7 mil).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors with net foreign outflows were utilities (-RM77.1 mil), construction (-RM75.2 mil) and consumer products & services (-RM72.6 mil).
Likewise, local institutions extended their buying streak to a fourth week in a row with net inflows of RM222.4 mil.
However, retailers reverted to net selling after the previous week’s inflows with outflows of -RM432.2 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decline: retailers by -1.3% followed by local institutions by -0.4% but foreign investor experienced a +4.2% spike.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia ended a six-week consecutive streak of net foreign outflows with net buying reaching US$706.3 mil.
This came about amid stronger-than-expected economic growth with the country’s GDP (gross domestic product) expanding +5.6% year-on-year (yoy) in 1Q CY2026 (4Q 2025: +5.4%), the fastest pace since 3Q CY2022.
Meanwhile, the Philippines ended a nine-week consecutive streak of net selling with a marginal US$870,000 in net foreign inflows despite weaker-than-expected economic growth with its GDP expanding +2.8% yoy in 1Q CY2026 (4Q CY2025: +3.0%), the slowest pace since 1Q CY2921.
However, Vietnam saw foreign investors extending their selling spree to an eighth straight week with net outflow of -US$164.4 mil while in Thailand, they reverted to net selling after a week of buying with outflows amounting to -US$63.9 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (RM74.7 mil), Zetrix AI Bhd (RM66.3 mil) and Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (RM56.7 mil). – May 11, 2026
