KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors snapped a two-week net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia, returning as marginal net buyers, with purchases totalling RM11.6 million.
MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB IB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Dec 5, 2025, reported that Tuesday, Dec 2, saw the strongest inflow of RM155.7 million, followed by Monday at RM58.0 million and Wednesday at RM50.5 million.
“Thursday and Friday were the only days to record net foreign selling at RM80.3 million and RM172.3 million, respectively,” it said.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were financial services at RM532.0 million, industrial products and services at RM83.0 million, and telecommunication and media at RM58.6 million.
Meanwhile, the top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were utilities at RM351.9 million, healthcare at RM108.1 million and technology at RM86.7 million.
Local institutions recorded a second consecutive week of net inflows amounting to RM83.0 million, while local retailers turned net sellers last week with net outflows totalling RM94.6 million.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decline, with local retailers down 3.3 per cent, local institutions falling by 20.6 per cent, and foreign investors dropping 28.8 per cent.
Regionally, foreign investors reversed a four-week consecutive net selling streak, registering US$1.45 billion (US$1 = RM4.11) of net foreign inflows.
“Only India and the Philippines saw outflows, while the rest saw inflows, led by Taiwan, followed by South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand,” it said.
Taiwan extended its second consecutive week of net buying, registering US$1.28 billion in net foreign inflows. South Korea turned net buyers, reversing a four-week streak of consecutive net selling and registering US$1.14 billion in net inflows.
“Indonesia extended to a nine-week consecutive net buying streak, registering US$149.4 million in net foreign inflows,” MBSB IB added. – BERNAMA
