Public Bank, Gamuda top foreign investor net outflow list
FOREIGN investors continued their streak of net outflows on Bursa Malaysia, extending it to a three-week selling trend, with Public Bank Bhd, Gamuda Bhd and KPJ Healthcare Bhd topping the list.
The foreign investors recorded a net outflow of RM387.4 million, smaller than the previous week's outflow of RM1.02 billion, according to a report released by MIDF Research today.
On the flip side, the counters that were net bought by foreign investors for the week ended June 6 were Sunway Construction Group Bhd, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd and My EG Services Bhd. –TMR
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