KUALA LUMPUR: 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, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.
However, local retailers snapped their two-week outflow streak, recording a net inflow of RM54.7 million, according to MIDF’s Fund Flow Report for the week ended June 20, 2025.
Similarly, foreign investors extended their net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia for a fifth consecutive week, with net outflows totaling RM565.2 million, slightly higher than the previous week's outflow of 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 which 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 (RM110.0 million), and industrial products and services (RM52.9 million).
In Asia, foreign investors reversed their net buying position last week, recording an outflow of -US$618.6 million, 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 per cent and -10.9 per cent, respectively, while foreign investors saw a surge of +24.0 per cent," it added. - Bernama
