Foreign investors maintained their selling momentum on Bursa Malaysia for the third consecutive week, where they net sold
–RM415.1m worth of equities, moderating from –RM1.51b the week before. They only net bought RM46.5m on Tuesday but
were net sellers for the rest of the week.
The sectors with the highest net foreign inflows were Property (RM81.1m), Construction (RM37.1m), and Transportation &
Logistics (RM17.7m). Meanwhile, the sectors that recorded the highest net foreign outflows were Financial Services
(-RM186.0m), Plantation (-RM115.7m), and Energy (-RM59.6m). Meanwhile, local institutions continued their trend of net
buying for the third consecutive week as they net bought RM575.8m. As opposed to foreign investors, they were net sellers at –RM24.0m on Tuesday but were net buyers for the entire week.
Local retailers shifted their stance to net selling at –RM160.7m, after briefly net buying for two weeks. They net sold every
day last week and have been net sellers for seven consecutive trading days.
In terms of participation, the average daily trading volume (ADTV) rose across all investor classes. Local retailers saw an
increase of +13.9% while local institutions and foreign investors saw increases of +11.2% and +30.1% respectively
