FOREIGN investors extended their net buying streak on Bursa Malaysia to a second week in a row with a substantially reduced RM98.5 mil in net foreign inflows during the March 30-April 3 trading period (prior week RM587.6 mil).
Despite this, Malaysia was the only market to receive net foreign inflows last week, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“They were net buyers on two out of five trading days during the week with the largest inflow posted on Wednesday (April 1) at RM138.1 mil, followed by Thursday (April 2) (RM107.3 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
“The largest outflows were recorded on Tuesday (March 31) (-RM78.3 mi), Monday (March 30) (-RM68.7 mil) and Friday (April 3) (-RM1.4 mil).”
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were plantation (RM764.3 mil), energy (RM149.6 mil) and healthcare (RM96.4 mil).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors with net foreign outflows were transportation & logistics (-RM249.3 mil), technology (-RM155.3 mil) and consumer products & services (-RM122.3 mil).
Reversely, local institutions extended their net selling streak to a second week with -RM98.3 mil in net outflows.
Likewise, local retailers also remained net sellers for a third consecutive week with a modest net outflow of -RM200,000.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decline: local retailers by -6.9% while local institutions decreased by -3.2% and foreign investors with a reduction of -9.0%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia extended its streak of net foreign outflows to a second week with selling amounting to -US$173.7 mil after its March 2026 inflation data only offered a modest reprieve amid broader macro uncertainties.
In Vietnam, foreign investors extended their net selling activities to a third successive week with -US$65.2 mil in net foreign outflows while the Philippines recorded a fifth straight week of net selling with -US$57.2 mil.
Meanwhile, Thailand reverted to net selling with foreign outflows of -US$21.2 mil after the previous week of inflow as elevated crude oil prices began to exert pressure on Thailand’s economic outlook, particularly through higher energy and transportation costs.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (RM109.5 mil), SD Guthrie Bhd (RM93.1 mil) and IOI Corp Bhd (RM73.3 mil). – April 6, 2026
