05-05-2025
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
