Foreign investors returned as net buyers on Bursa Malaysia last week, breaking a two-week selling streak with RM11.6 million in net inflows, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s latest fund flow report for the week ended Dec 5.
Sector Flows
The top sectors with net foreign inflows were:
Financial services: RM532.0 million
Industrial products & services: RM83.0 million
Telecommunication & media: RM58.6 million
The sectors that saw net foreign outflows were:
Utilities: RM351.9 million
Healthcare: RM108.1 million
Technology: RM86.7 million
Local institutions posted a second consecutive week of net inflows, totalling RM83.0 million, while local retailers turned net sellers with RM94.6 million in outflows.
Average daily trading volume declined across all investor segments:
Local retailers: -3.3%
Local institutions: -20.6%
Foreign investors: -28.8%
Regional Flows
Foreign investors across Asia reversed a four-week selling streak, recording US$1.45 billion (RM5.96 billion) in net inflows.
All major regional markets saw foreign buying except India and the Philippines. Inflows were led by:
Taiwan: US$1.28 billion (second straight week)
South Korea: US$1.14 billion (turned net buyers after four weeks of selling)
Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand also posted inflows
Indonesia extended its nine-week streak of continuous net foreign buying, with US$149.4 million in inflows.
Key Takeaways
Foreign investors returned to Bursa as marginal net buyers with RM11.6m inflows.
Strongest buying occurred mid-week, while Thursday and Friday saw net selling.
Financial services led sector inflows with over RM500m.
Utilities saw heavy outflows, losing RM351.9m.
Local institutions remained net buyers; local retailers turned net sellers.
Trading volumes fell across all investor groups.
Regionally, foreign funds recorded US$1.45b in net inflows, led by Taiwan and South Korea.
Indonesia maintained a nine-week streak of continuous foreign buying.
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