KUALA LUMPUR: Net selling activities were broad-based among the eight Asian countries MBSB Investment Bank Bhd monitors, with Malaysia being the only market to receive net foreign inflows.
The investment bank, in its fund flow report ended April 3, 2026, stated that foreign investors extended their consecutive net buying streak to two weeks on Bursa Malaysia, recording RM98.5 million in net foreign inflows.
Foreign investors were net buyers on two out of five trading days during the week, with the largest inflow recorded on Wednesday (RM138.1 million), followed by Thursday (RM107.3 million).
In contrast, the largest outflows were recorded on Tuesday (RM78.3 million), Monday (RM68.7 million) and Friday (RM1.4 million).
The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were plantation (RM764.3 million), energy (RM149.6 million), and healthcare (RM96.4 million).
"Meanwhile, the top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were transportation and logistics (RM249.3 million), technology (RM155.3 million), and consumer products and services (RM122.3 million),” it said.
MBSB Investment Bank said, however, that local institutions extended a consecutive two-week net selling, recording RM98.3 million in net outflows.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decline: local retailers by 6.9 per cent, local institutions by 3.2 per cent, and foreign investors by 9.0 per cent.
Across the eight Asian markets that MBSB Investment Bank monitors, foreigners extended a seven-week consecutive streak of net selling, with net foreign outflows totalling US$11.68 billion.
Taiwan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand led in outflows.
Thailand reverted to net selling after the previous week of inflows, recording US$21.2 million in net foreign outflows, as elevated crude oil prices began to exert pressure on the country’s economic outlook, particularly through higher energy and transportation costs.
Indonesia extended a consecutive two-week streak of net foreign outflows, totalling US$173.7 million. This came after Indonesia released its March 2026 inflation data, offering a modest reprieve amid broader macro uncertainties.
In South Korea, foreign investors were net sellers for a seventh consecutive week, recording outflows of US$3.80 billion, while Taiwan extended a consecutive five-week net selling streak, recording US$5.07 billion in net foreign outflows, the largest in the region. - Bernama
