19-05-2025
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
