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FOREIGN investors extended their selling streak to a fifth week by posting a ‘miniscule’ net outflow of -RM85.4 mil during the Nov 3-7 trading period in stark contrast to the prior week’s RM884.6 mil.
They were net sellers on three out of the five trading days last week, with Monday (Nov 3) seeing the highest net selling activity at -RM158.8 mil, followed by Thursday (Nov 6) (-RM129.4 mil) and Friday (Nov 7) (-RM45.4 mil), according to MBSB Research (formerly MIDF Research).
“Inflows were recorded on Wednesday (Nov 5) (RM138.4 mil) and Tuesday (Nov 4) (RM109.8 mil),” observed the research house in its weekly fund flow report.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were plantation (RM138.4 mil), consumer products & services (RM137.1 mil) and healthcare (RM80.2 mil).
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were utilities (-RM134.3 mil), telecommunications & media (-RM91.4 mil) and technology (-RM83.4 mil).
On the contrary, local institutions extended to a five-week consecutive streak of net purchases with inflows of RM280.7 mil.
However, local retailers reversed their single week of net inflows by reverting to net selling at -RM195.2 mil.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) experienced a broad-based decrease last week. Local retailers and local institutions recorded decreases of -6.4% and -15.2% respectively while foreign investors saw an increase of +3.2%.
In comparison with another four Southeast Asian markets tracked by MBSB Research, Indonesia extended its net buying streak to a fifth week with foreign purchases of US$207.2 mil, the highest in the region.
Meanwhile, the Philippines ended its five-week streak of net foreign withdrawals with a modest inflow of US$76.9 mil.
However, Vietnam stretched its net selling streak to a 16th successive week with an outflow of -US$81.1 mil – its longest streak of net foreign outflows since July 2025 – while Thailand extended its selling streak to a second week in a row with net outflows of -US$39.2 mil.
The top three stocks with the highest net money inflow from foreign investors last week were Genting Malaysia Bhd (RM179.8 mil); SD Guthrie Bhd (RM134.2 mil) and IHH Healthcare Bhd (RM111.2 mil). – Nov 10, 2025
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