Foreign investors sustained their net buying trend on Bursa Malaysia, with an inflow of RM352.9m, marking the fourth consecutive week of net purchases. Throughout the week, foreigners recorded net buying every day, with the highest inflow observed on Tuesday at RM193.0m, following the market’s reopening.
The sectors with the highest net foreign inflows were Financial Services (RM143.6m), Telecommunication & Media (RM95.0m), and Technology (RM61.4m), while the sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were Utilities (-RM29.0m), REITs (-RM19.1m), and Construction (-RM16.3m).
Local institutions continued their trend of net selling domestic equities for the fourth consecutive week, totalling RM277.5m.
For the second consecutive week, local retailer remained consistent in their pattern of net selling domestic equities, with total sales reaching -RM75.5m last week.
In terms of participation, there were increases in average daily trading volume (ADTV) among local retailers (+12.1%) and local institutions (+15.0%), but a decline among foreign investors (-11.4%).
