Foreign investors maintained their status as net buyers of Bursa Malaysia for the second consecutive week, with a total of RM676.7m, nearly four times the amount purchased in the previous week. Every day of the week recorded net buying, with Monday registering the highest inflow at RM359.2m.
The top three sectors with net foreign inflows for the week were Financial Services (RM194.4m), Utilities (RM123.1m), and Healthcare (RM111.3m), while the only three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were Energy (-RM23.8m), Consumer Products & Services (-RM23.1m) and REITs (-RM1.5m).
Local institutions recorded net sales of -RM551.2m last week, marking the second consecutive week of net selling. Every day of the week witnessed net selling, with the highest outflow occurring on Monday at RM226.9m.
Local retailers extended their net selling streak for the fifth consecutive week, with net sales amounting to RM125.5m. Outflows were observed from Monday to Wednesday, while Thursday and Friday recorded inflows of RM13.0m and RM29.7m respectively.
In terms of participation, there were increases in average daily trading volume (ADTV) among foreign investors by +8.5%, local retailers by +10.1% and local institutions by +11.2%.
