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BusinessToday
26-05-2025
- Business
- BusinessToday
Foreign Investors Reverse Position Ending RM3.29 Billion Inflow Streak
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, or Bursa Malaysia Foreign investors reversed their position to net selling after a fourweek buying streak that saw cumulative inflows of RM3.29b. The week ended with a net foreign outflow of -RM392.3m, bringing the YTD net foreign outflow to -RM9.8b. Notably, the past four weeks marked the only period of foreign inflows for the year. Foreign investors were net seller on every trading day with outflow ranging from -RM0.9m to -RM207.7m. The largest outflow was recorded on Thursday at -RM207.7m, followed by Tuesday with -RM80.5m. The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign infl ows were Utilities (RM56.5m), Construction (RM54.4m), andTelecommunications and Media (RM48.1m). The top three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign outflows were Financial Services (-RM240.9m), Consumer Products & Services (-RM139.1m) and Industrial Products & Services (-RM86.2m). Kenanga Research also noted that local institutions ended their four-week selling streak with net inflows amounting to RM222.9m, bringing their YTD net buying to RM7.9b. Meanwhile, local retailers also reversed their five-week outflow trend, recording a net inflow of RM169.4m. The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decline last week. Local institutions and local retailers saw a decrease of -36.8% and -28.1% respectively, while foreign investors saw a decline of -29.1%. Related


BusinessToday
19-05-2025
- Business
- BusinessToday
Foreign Investors Are Back! Snap Up RM1.68 Billion In Local Shares
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, or Bursa Malaysia Foreign investors continued their streak of net inflows on Bursa Malaysia, extending to a 4-week buying streak, recording a net inflow of RM1.68b, nearly 4x higher than the previous week's inflow of RM422.6m They were net buyers on every trading day with inflows ranging from RM185.6m to RM797.4m. The highest net inflow was recorded on Monday, followed by Tuesday at RM488.4m. The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were Financial Services (RM797.2m), Utilities (RM218.6m), and Telecommunications and Media (RM179.7m). The only two sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were Energy (-RM56.3m) and REITs(-RM3.7m). Local institutions also extended their streak of net selling to four consecutive weeks, with outflows amounting to –RM1.35b, nearly 3.5x higher than the previous week's outflow of –RM397.8m. Meanwhile, local retail investors extended their trend of net selling to the fifth week, with outflows increasing 13x to –RM330.2m compared to –RM24.8m the week before. The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase last week. Local institutions and local retailers saw an increase of +50.9% and +31.8% respectively, while foreign investors saw an increase of +42.6%. Related


BusinessToday
05-05-2025
- Business
- BusinessToday
Inflow From Foreign Investors Extends With RM853 Million Net Buys
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, or Bursa Malaysia Foreign investors continued their streak of net inflows on Bursa Malaysia, extending to a 2-week buying streak, recording a net inflow of RM853.8m, marking the first consecutive weeks of net foreigninflows since Sep-24. Foreign investors were net buyers on every trading day, ranging between RM50.7m and RM340.8m. Friday saw the highest net foreign inflow, followed by Thursday, which saw net inflows of RM340.8m and RM325.2m respectively. The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were Financial Services (RM567.4m), Healthcare (RM124.8m) and Industrial Products and Services (RM107.9m). The only two sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were Energy (-RM31.9m) and Plantation (-RM6.0m). Local institutions also extended their streak of net selling to two consecutive weeks, with outflows amounting to –RM692.6m. This was the second consecutive week of net selling by local institutions since Aug-24. Meanwhile, local retail investors extended their trend of net selling to three weeks, with an outflow of –RM161.2m, almost 2.5x more than the previous week's outflow. The average daily trading volume (ADTV) increased l last week. Local institutions and local retailers saw an increase of +8.7% and +5.7% respectively, while foreign investors saw an increase of +26.0%. Related