FOREIGN investors ended five consecutive weeks of net selling on Bursa Malaysia during the Nov 10-14 trading period by posting a net inflow of RM476.1 mil to offset the previous week’s ‘miniscule’ net outflow of -RM85.4 mil.
They were net buyers on four out of five trading days last week with Tuesday (Nov 11) seeing the highest net buying activity at RM198.2 mil, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“This was followed by Wednesday (Nov 12) (RM193.9 mil), Monday (Nov 10) (RM60.1 mil) and Thursday (Nov 13) (RM56.3 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report. “Friday (Nov 14) was the only day that recorded outflows at -RM32.0 mil.”
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were consumer products & services (RM240.0 mil), financial services (RM227.4 mil) and industrial products & services (RM181.4 mil).
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were utilities (-RM134.8 mil), healthcare (-RM58.9 mil) and REITs (-RM38.1 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions ended their five-week successive weeks of net purchases by recording outflows amounting to -RM318.1 mil.
They were joined by local retailers who extended their net selling streak to a second week with outflows of -RM158.5 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) experienced a broad-based decrease last week. Local retailers and foreigners recorded decreases of -5.0% and -2.5% respectively while local institutions saw an increase of +19.7%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia extended its net buying streak to six consecutive weeks with foreign purchases of US$229.9 mil.
This comes as Indonesia’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 121.2 (September 2025: 115.0), the highest since April this year and well within the optimistic territory.
The Philippines also extended its net buying activity to a second week with a modest inflow of US$4.6 mil or about 16.7 times lower than the previous week.
However, Thailand extended its selling streak to a third week with a net outflow of -US$203.3 mil while Vietnam stretched its foreign fund outflow to the 17th successive week – its longest streak since July 2025 – with net selling amounting to -US$86.9 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (RM237.1 mil); Genting Malaysia Bhd (RM169.5 mil); and Malayan Banking Bhd (RM161.2 mil). – Nov 17, 2025
