FOREIGN investors extended their net selling spree on the local bourse to a second consecutive week with outflow totalling -RM484.8 mil during the Nov 24-28 trading period which paled the previous week’s -RM1.03 bil.
This is despite only Friday (Nov 28) (-RM484.5 mil) and Monday (Nov 24) (-RM328.4 mil) being days that posted net foreign selling, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Thursday (Nov 27) saw the largest inflow at RM158.3 mil, followed by Wednesday (Nov 26) (RM120.5 mil) and Tuesday (Nov 25) (RM49.4 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 (RM226.0 mil), telecommunication & media (RM154.0 mil) and consumer products & services (RM69.6 mil).
The top three sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were utilities (-RM420.5 mil), industrial products & services (-RM310.1 mil) and construction (-RM63.6 mil).
Contrary to foreign funds, local institutions extended their net buying streak to a second week with RM356.4 mil.
Similarly, local retailers logged their second consecutive streak of net buying at RM128.4 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase: local retailers registered a +9.3% increase while local institutions and foreign investors recorded increases of +1.2% and +42.0% respectively.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia stretched its net foreign inflow streak to eight successive weeks with US$59.5 mil by bucking the broader subdued regional trend.
The Philippines ended its three consecutive weeks of net foreign inflows with stock disposal totalling -US$54.6 mil despite its trade deficit having narrowed to US$3.83 bil in October 2025 – the smallest in five months.
Thailand extended its streak of net foreign outflow to a fifth week with a modest -US$34.7 mil on the back of a sharply wider trade deficit which reinforced investor caution.
Meanwhile, Vietnam continued to post weekly net foreign outflow for the 19th week in a row since late July with at -US$22.1 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Telekom Malaysia Bhd (RM170.7 mil); Malayan Banking Bhd (RM106.8 mil) Genting Malaysia Bhd (RM65.8 mil). – Dec 1, 2025
