KUALA LUMPUR: Local institutions extended their buying streak for a fifth consecutive week with net inflows of RM508.6mil, while local retailers recorded a third consecutive week of net outflows of RM145.3mil.
MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Dec 19, 2025, reported that foreign investors on Bursa Malaysia recorded net outflows for the second consecutive week, with net selling totalling RM363.3mil.
The bulk of the outflows occurred last Monday (RM133.8mil), followed by last Tuesday (RM132.8mil) and last Wednesday (RM104.5mil), while foreign investors turned marginal net buyers last Thursday (RM2.6mil) and last Friday (RM5.1mil).
“The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were financial services (RM153.1mil), industrial products and services (RM80.9mil), and plantation (RM35.5mil), while the top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were utilities (RM355.7mil), construction (RM74.1mil) and consumer products and services (RM64.1mil),” the report said.
MBSB noted that average daily trading volume saw a broad-based increase: local retailers by 2%, local institutions by 4.5% and foreign investors by 5.1%.
Regionally, based on eight Asian markets tracked by MBSB, foreign investors turned net sellers of equities, recording net outflows of US$7.47bil after two consecutive weeks of net buying, marking the largest net foreign outflow since early November.
The report said outflows from Taiwan and South Korea drove the selling, and only India, Indonesia and Thailand registered net foreign inflows.
India recorded the highest net foreign inflows at US$419.1mil following two weeks of net selling, while Indonesia recorded the second-highest net inflows at US$195.7mil, extending its streak to 11 consecutive weeks of net buying.
Foreign investors also returned to Thailand after a brief period of net selling the previous week, with inflows totalling US$40.3mil, while Taiwan saw the largest weekly net foreign outflow at US$5.49bil, its biggest since April 2024, following three consecutive weeks of net inflows.
“This was followed by South Korea, which saw net foreign outflows of US$2.51bil after two weeks of net buying. The Philippines also recorded net foreign outflows of US$32.7mil, marking its fourth consecutive week of net selling,” it added. — Bernama
