PETALING JAYA: Foreign investors and local institutions dumped Malaysian equities again in the week ended July 25, 2025 albeit at a slower pace than the previous week.
The net selling on Bursa Malaysia continued as foreign investors remained as net buyers in Asia for the fifth week, with a substantial net inflow of US$3.2bil last week.
This was double from the previous week’s inflow of US$1.59bil.
Among the eight markets tracked by MBSB Research, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines registered net foreign inflows.
Meanwhile other countries – including Malaysia – saw net outflows, with India facing the most significant selling pressure.
South Korea saw the largest net inflow in the region at US$1.64bil.
In its fund flow report, MBSB Research said foreign investors remained as net sellers of Malaysian equities for the third straight week, with a net outflow of RM89.9mil.
This was, however, smaller than the previous week’s outflow of RM206.1mil.
Foreign investors were net sellers on every trading day except Wednesday and Thursday, with outflows ranging from RM21mil to RM136.5mil.
The largest outflow was recorded on Friday, followed by Monday with RM52.3mil and Tuesday with RM21mil.
Wednesday and Thursday recorded net inflows of RM97.3mil and RM22.6mil, respectively.
The top-three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were transportation and logistics (RM158.7mil), utilities (RM69.5mil) and construction (RM51.4mil).
The top-three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (RM174.1mil), technology (RM80.8mil) and telecommunications and media (RM70.8mil).
Local institutions also extended their net-selling streak to two consecutive weeks, registering a net outflow of RM15.5mil.
However, this was smaller than the previous week’s outflow of RM33.3mil.
Meanwhile, local retailers continued their net buying activities, extending to a three-week consecutive streak of purchases, posting a net inflow of RM105.4mil.
MBSB Research said the average daily trading volume experienced a broad-based decline last week.
“Foreign investors and local retailers recorded a decrease of 5.5% and 2.1%, respectively, while local institutions saw a modest decline of 0.8%.”
