FOREIGN investors were net buyers during the public holiday-induced Sept 15-19 trading week as they extended their inflow of funds into Bursa Malaysia to a second successive week with RM492.1 mil (prior week: RM223.9 mil).
It was a shortened trading week as the market was closed on Monday (Sept 15) and Tuesday (Sept16) in conjunction with Malaysia Day.
They were net buyers on two out of three trading days last week with Wednesday (Sept 17) seeing the highest net buying activity at RM348.69 mil, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“This was followed by Friday (Sept 19) (RM205.30 mil) while the only outflow occurred on Tuesday (Sept 18) (-RM61.9 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly find flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were transportations & logistics (RM131.8 mil;), industrial products & services (RM126.9 mil) and technology (RM117.1 mil).
The only two sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM154.7 mil) and healthcare (-RM38.1 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended their net selling streak to a second consecutive week with a net outflow of -RM337.6 mil.
Likewise, local retailers also remained net sellers for a second week in a row after having parted with -RM159.5 mil.
Average daily trading volume (ADTV) increased across all investor groups last week. Foreign investors posted a sharp increase of +88.3% while retail investors and local institutions recorded expansions of +21.2% and +19.0% respectively.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia turned net buyers to end two successive weeks of foreign selling with net inflows of US$182.6 mil as Bank Indonesia delivered another interest rate cut.
The Philippines also turned net buyers last week to end a four-week net foreign outflow streak with US$6.3 mil.
However, Thailand extended its net selling streak to two weeks with an outflow of -US$158.7 mil while Vietnam extended its losing streak to nine consecutive weeks with a net outflow of -US$111.6 mil as its Public Security Ministry put out a draft decree requiring investors in Vietnam to obtain police approval for projects.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Westports Holdings Bhd (RM129.1 mil), Sime Darby Bhd (RM66.9 mil) and Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (RM47.1 mil). – Sept 22, 2025
