Wahid: Foreign shareholding remains above 20%, but not at pre-pandemic level

Bursa Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign shareholding in the Malaysian equities market remains steady at above 20 per cent but slipped to 20.2 per cent in 2022, compared with the pre-pandemic level of 22.3 per cent in 2019.

Bursa Malaysia Bhd chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said although the difference is only about two per cent, it is a bit challenging to see the foreign investment go back up to the pre-pandemic level by the end of this year due to current global market uncertainties.