KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors remained net buyers for the fourth consecutive week, although net foreign inflows slid to RM12.8 million last week, down from RM510.9 million a week earlier.
MBSB Investment Bank Bhd said foreign investors were net buyers on three out of five trading days, with the largest inflow recorded on Monday (RM135.3 million), followed by Tuesday (RM68.1 million), and Thursday (RM42.6 million).
"The largest outflows were seen on Friday (RM128.1 million), and Wednesday (RM105.2 million),” it said in its fund flow report for the week ended Jan 30, 2026.
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were telecommunication and media (RM16.6 million), industrial products and services (RM14.8 million), and technology (RM8.1 million).
Meanwhile, the top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were financial services (RM482.8 million), utilities (RM258.2 million), and plantation (RM75.9 million).
The investment bank said similarly, local institutions extended their net buying streak to a second consecutive week, recording RM532.3 million in net inflows.
Conversely, local retailers remained as net sellers for the ninth consecutive week, with a net outflow of RM545.1 million last week.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based increase: local retailers by 4.0 per cent, local institutions by 25.7 per cent, and foreign investors by 50.8 per cent.
Regionally, foreign investors across eight Asian markets extended their net selling for the second consecutive week, with net foreign outflows of US$1.48 billion, led by South Korea, Indonesia, India and Vietnam.
All other tracked markets recorded net foreign inflows, led by Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia, it added. - Bernama
