FOREIGN investors snapped a two-week net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia during the Dec 1-5 trading week by returning as marginal net buyers with purchases amounting to RM11.6 mil (prior week: net outflows of-RM484.8 mil).
Thursday (Nov 4) and Friday (Nov 5) were the only days which recorded net foreign selling at -RM80.3 mil and -RM172.3 mil respectively, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Tuesday (Nov 2) saw the strongest inflow of RM155.7 mil, followed by Monday (Nov 1) (RM58.0 mil) and Wednesday (Nov 3) (RM50.5 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were financial services (RM532.0 mil), industrial products & services (RM83.0 mil) and telecommunication & media (RM58.6 mil).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were utilities (-RM351.9 mil), healthcare (-RM108.1 mil) and technology (-RM86.7 mil).
Local institutions, too, recorded a second consecutive week of net inflows which amounted to RM83.0 mil.
However, local retailers turned net sellers last week with outflows totalling -RM94.6 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decline led by foreign investors by -28.8%, followed by local institutions (-20.6%) and local retailers (-3.3%).
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Vietnam broke its 19 consecutive weeks of net selling with foreign inflows of US$167.4 mil on the back of trade surplus with its main market – the US – which rose to US$121.6 bil (RM499.9 bil) in 11M CY2025.
Indonesia also extended its net foreign inflows to a ninth successive week at US$149.4 mil despite its exports unexpectedly declined with surplus narrowing to US$2.4 bil (RM9.92 bil) in October (September 2025: US$4.34 bil).
Elsewhere, Thailand ended a five-week streak of foreign selling with net inflows of US$113.5 mil but the Philippines extended its net foreign outflows to a second week with -US$82.2 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Malayan Banking Bhd (RM223.6 mil); CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (RM135.5 mil) and Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (RM132.1 mil). – Dec 8, 2025
