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Free Malaysia Today
19-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Bursa sees 4 straight weeks of foreign inflows, surging to RM1.7bil
MIDF said the top three sectors with the highest net foreign inflows were financial services, utilities and telecommunications and media. (Envato Elements pic) KUALA LUMPUR : Foreign investors continued their streak of net inflows on Bursa Malaysia, extending to a four-week buying streak, recording a net inflow of RM1.68 billion last week, nearly four times higher than the previous week's inflow of RM422.6 million. According to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd's fund flow report for the week ended May 16, foreign investors were net buyers on every trading day with inflows ranging from RM185.6 million to RM797.4 million. It said the highest net inflow was recorded on Monday at RM797.4 million, followed by Tuesday at RM488.4 million. The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were financial services (RM797.2 million), utilities (RM218.6 million), and telecommunications and media (RM179.7 million). 'The only two sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were energy (RM56.3 million) and real estate investment trusts (RM3.7 million),' it said. Meanwhile, MIDF stated that the local institutions also extended their streak of net selling to four consecutive weeks, with outflows amounting to RM1.35 billion last week, nearly 3.5 times higher than the previous week's outflow of RM397.8 million. It said the local retail investors extended their trend of net selling to the fifth week, with outflows increasing 13 times to RM330.2 million compared to RM24.8 million 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%,' it said.
Malay Mail
19-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Foreign funds flood Bursa with RM1.68b in weekly net inflows as local investors continue to sell
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Foreign investors continued their streak of net inflows on Bursa Malaysia, extending to a four-week buying streak, recording a net inflow of RM1.68 billion last week, nearly four times higher than the previous week's inflow of RM422.6 million. According to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd's Fund Flow Report for the week ended May 16, foreign investors were net buyers on every trading day with inflows ranging from RM185.6 million to RM797.4 million. It said the highest net inflow was recorded on Monday at RM797.4 million, followed by Tuesday at RM488.4 million. The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were financial services (RM797.2 million), utilities (RM218.6 million), and telecommunications and media (RM179.7 million). 'The only two sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were energy (RM56.3 million) and real estate investment trusts (RM3.7 million),' it said. Meanwhile, MIDF stated that the local institutions also extended their streak of net selling to four consecutive weeks, with outflows amounting to RM1.35 billion last week, nearly 3.5 times higher than the previous week's outflow of RM397.8 million. It said the local retail investors extended their trend of net selling to the fifth week, with outflows increasing 13 times to RM330.2 million compared to RM24.8 million 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 per cent and 31.8 per cent, respectively, while foreign investors saw an increase of 42.6 per cent,' it said. — Bernama
Malay Mail
13-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Foreign investors stay bullish on Bursa Malaysia with RM422.6m inflows
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Foreign investors extended their streak of net inflows on Bursa Malaysia for the third week, recording a net inflow of RM422.6 million last week, though lower than the previous week of RM853.3 million. According to MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd's Fund Flow Report for the week ended May 9, foreign investors were net buyers on every trading day, except Monday and Thursday, which saw outflows of RM92.4 million and RM42.4 million, respectively. It said the highest net inflow was recorded on Wednesday at RM364.8 million, followed by Friday with RM135.1 million. 'The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were utilities (RM253.3 million), telecommunications and media (RM53.3 million), and financial services (RM51.1 million). 'The only two sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were energy (RM57.5 million) and technology (RM56 million),' it said. Meanwhile, MIDF stated that the local institutions extended their streak of net selling to three consecutive weeks, with outflows amounting to RM397.8 million. It said the local retail investors extended their trend of net selling to the fourth week, though the outflow eased to RM24.8 million compared to RM161.2 million the week before. 'The average daily trading volume saw a broad-based increase last week, with local institutions and local retailers seeing an increase of 8.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively, while foreign investors saw an increase of 6.1 per cent,' it said. — Bernama
