FOREIGN investors extended their net foreign selling streak on Bursa Malaysia to a third week during the Oct 5-9 trading period which coincided with the Budget 2027 tabling (on Oct 9) albeit with a lower outflow of-RM358.1 mil from the prior week’s -RM799.9 mil.
They were net sellers on all five trading days during the week with the highest outflow recorded on Thursday (Oct 8) (-RM194.7 mil), according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“This was followed by Monday (Oct 5) (-RM79.6 mil), Wednesday (Oct 7) (-RM63.4 mil), Friday (Oct 9) (-RM14.0 mil) and Tuesday (Oct 6) (-RM6.4 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net inflows from foreign institutions were technology (RM240.0 mil), industrial products & services (RM102.0 mil) and transportation & logistics (RM74.0 mil).
The top three sectors with the highest net outflows were financial services (-RM532.2 mil), utilities (-RM162.9 mil) and plantation (-RM116.2 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their net buying streak to a third week with RM99.9 mil in inflow.
Likewise, retailers extended their net buying streak to the seventh week in a row with inflow of RM258.2 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase with retailers up by +9.7%, local institutions by +14.4% and foreign institutions (+1.4%).
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, all again succumbed to the bearish trend led by Vietnam which extended its net foreign selling streak to a third week with outflow of -US$540.0 mil.
This is despite the country having climbed seven places to 52nd among 110 economies in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Travel & Tourism Development Index with its score rising +6.1% from 2024 to 4.15.
Thailand extended its net foreign selling streak to four successive weeks with -US$282.4 mil in net outflows amid the country’s inflation having accelerated to +2.8% year-on-year (yoy) in September 2026 (August 26: +2.5%), marking the highest level since April 2026.
Elsewhere, Indonesia extended its net foreign selling streak to a fifth week with outflow amounting to-US$136.6 mil while the Philippines stretched its net outflow to a 10th straight week with -US$20.7 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Gamuda Bhd (RM113.9 mil), UWC Bhd (RM76.9 mil) and Top Glove Corp Bhd (RM73.7 mil) – Oct 12, 2026
