Foreign funds’ net selling in Bursa extends to a 4th straight week with outflow spirals to RM885m

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FOREIGN investors extended their net selling streak on the local bourse to a fourth successive week for the trading period of Oct 27-31 with a net outflow of -RM884.6 mil which was significantly higher than the prior week’s -RM14.6 mil.

They were net sellers on all five trading days last week with Monday (Oct 27) posting the highest net selling activity at -RM244.0 mil, according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).

“This was followed by Tuesday (Oct 28) (-RM237.2 mil), Friday (Oct 31) (-RM216.0 mil), Thursday (Oct 30) (-RM124.3 mil) and Wednesday (Oct 29) (-RM63.2 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.

The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were plantation (RM151.2 mil), technology (RM89.7 mil) and telecommunication & media (RM5.7 mil).

The top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM513.7 mil), healthcare (-RM192.8 mil) and utilities (-RM162.6 mil).

On the contrary, local institutions extended their net purchase streak to a fourth week in a row with inflows of RM812.7 mil.

Similarly, local retailers ended their seven consecutive weeks of net selling with net purchases of RM72.0 mil.

The average daily trading volume (ADTV) experienced a broad-based increase last week. Local retailers and local institutions recorded increases of +1.0% and +15.4% respectively while foreign investors saw an increase of +6.1%.

In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia extended its net buying streak to a fourth straight week with foreign purchases of US$333.5 mil.

This came on the back of new rules which allow the central government to lend to local authorities and state-owned enterprises to finance development projects.

However, Thailand turned net sellers last week, reversing a single week of net buying activity with foreign withdrawals amounting to -USD155.3 mil.

Meanwhile, Vietnam extended its net foreign outflows to a 25th successive week since July 2025 with withdrawal amounting to -US$86.1 mil while the Philippines extended its streak of net foreign withdrawals to a fifth week with a modest outflow of -US$26.8 mil.

The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were SD Guthrie Bhd (RM113.7 mil); 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd (RM75.9 mil) and Genting Malaysia Bhd (RM67.1 mil). – Nov 3, 2025

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