Foreign investors extend Bursa outflows to RM565mil

Foreign investors extend Bursa outflows to RM565mil

The largest outflow was recorded on Friday, followed by Monday with RM130.3 million, says MIDF.

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Financial services, healthcare and industrial products and services saw the highest net foreign outflows. (AP pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Foreign investors continued their streak of net outflows on Bursa Malaysia, extending the selling trend to a fifth consecutive week, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

In its fund flow report for the week ended June 20, 2025, MIDF said they recorded a net outflow of RM565.2 million, slightly higher than the previous week’s RM444.4 million.

“The foreign investors were net sellers on every trading day, with outflows ranging from (-RM52.5 million) to (-RM202.2 million).

“The largest outflow was recorded on Friday, followed by Monday with (-RM130.3 million),” said the investment bank.

The three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were transportation and logistics (RM95.8 million), real estate investment trusts (RM38.4 million), and construction (RM28.9 million).

Meanwhile, the sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (RM387.4 million), healthcare (RM110 million), and industrial products and services (RM52.9 million).

Local institutions continued their buying streak for the fifth consecutive week, with net inflows amounting to RM510.6 million compared with RM620.6 million in the previous week.

However, local retailers snapped their two-week outflow streak, recording a net inflow of RM54.7 million,

In Asia, foreign investors reversed their net buying position last week, recording an outflow of (-US$618.6 million or -RM2.65 billion), except for South Korea and India, which registered net foreign inflows.

The investment bank noted that the average daily trading volume saw a broad-based decline last week, except for foreign investors.

“Local institutions and local retailers saw a decline of (-13.3%) and (-10.9%), respectively, while foreign investors saw a surge of (+24%),” it added.

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