FOREIGN investors remained net buyers for a third consecutive week on Bursa Malaysia for the Jan 19-23 trading period with net inflow of RM510.9 mil or 28.6% lesser than the prior week’s RM716.1 mil.
Although this marked a moderation, they remained supportive of overall market liquidity by continuing to provide a positive net contribution despite mixed domestic participation, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Foreign investors were mostly net buyers during the week with the largest inflow recorded on Wednesday (Jan 21) (RM215.4 mil), followed by Thursday (Jan 22) (RM167.8 mil), (Jan 23) Friday (RM132.8 mil) and Monday (Jan 19)(RM12.4 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
“The only net selling activity occurred on Tuesday (Jan 20) (-RM17.5 mil). “
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were financial services (RM407.5), industrial products & services (RM148.6 mil) and consumer products & services (RM87.8 mil).
Meanwhile, the only three sectors with net foreign outflows were healthcare (-RM141.8 mil), construction (-RM40.9 mil) and utilities (-RM19.5 mil).
Local institutions return to net buying with RM853.0 mil in net inflows to reverse the prior week’s net selling of -RM588.2 mil.
However, local retailers remained net sellers for the eighth consecutive week with a net outflow of -RM1.36 mil last week.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase: local retailers by +18.4% and local institutions by +0.3% but foreign investors saw a decline of -12.2%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia posted its 16th straight week of foreign inflows at US$1.49 bil which although still robust, reflects a slight sequential moderation from the previous week’s record high of US$1.75 bil.
The Philippines extended its net buying streak to four successive weeks with US$503.2 mil in net foreign inflows – a +38.6% increase over the prior week’s US$362.9 mil.
Thailand saw a second week of moderated inflows at US$43.6 mil which marks a significant decline from the US$240.9 mil recorded the prior week.
However, Vietnam recorded its second straight week of net foreign outflows at -US$139.5 mil which nearly doubled the selling pressure seen in the previous week (-US$70.5 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Malayan Banking Bhd (RM329.2 mil), Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (RM160.1 mil) and Public Bank Bhd (RM105.7 mil). – Jan 26, 2026
