KUALA LUMPUR: The return of foreign funds to Bursa Malaysia continued with net inflows of RM853.8mil registered in the week ended May 2, 2025.
According to MIDF Research's weekly fund flow report, this marked the first consecutive weeks of net foreign inflow since September 2024.
The sectors that saw the most net foreign inflows were financial services (RM567.4mil), healthcare (RM124.8mil) and industrial products and services (RM107.9mil).
Only the energy (RM31.9mil) and plantations (RM6mil) sectors recorded net foreign outflows during the week.
Local institutions, which had shored up the local market as foreign investors made their exit, continued to sell with a net outflow of RM692.6mil.
The local retailers were net sellers of RM161.2mil net of equities, which represented a 2.5 times increase in net outflow from the prior week.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) was broadly higher with local institutions and local retailers seeing a 8.7% and 5.7% respective jump in participation, while foreign investors saw an increase of 26%.
