KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign institutions extended their net buying streak to three consecutive weeks, recording RM470.3 million in net inflows, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
In its fund flow report for the week ended April 10, 2026, the investment bank said foreign institutions on Bursa Malaysia were net buyers on four of the five trading days during the week, with the largest inflow recorded on Wednesday at RM161.8 million.
The inflows were then followed by Tuesday (RM161.3 million), Thursday (RM122.2 million) and Friday (RM69.7 million).
"The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were plantation (RM230.7 million), industrial products and services (RM204.0 million), and financial services (RM130.0 million),” it added.
MBSB IB said retailers reverted to net buying, recording net inflows of RM189.2 million, but local institutions extended their net selling streak to three consecutive weeks, recording RM659.4 million in net outflows.
It added that the average daily trading volume saw a broad-based decline, with retailers dropping 21.6 per cent, local institutions decreased by 23 per cent and foreign institutions saw a decrease of 29.6 per cent.
The investment bank said across the eight markets it monitored, foreigners ended their net selling streak to seven consecutive weeks, led by India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
However, Malaysia was among the markets to record net inflows, alongside Taiwan, South Korea and Thailand, with combined net buying activity from the four markets totalling US$6.52 billion.
Taiwan broke a net selling streak of five consecutive weeks, recording US$6.16 billion in net foreign inflows, amid easing inflationary pressures, with the consumer price index (CPI) moderating to 1.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2026, despite rising global energy prices.
In South Korea, foreign investors recorded inflows of US$3.45 billion, as the central bank held rates at 2.5 per cent in April 2026 for a seventh consecutive meeting, maintaining a cautious stance amid heightened uncertainty.
Thailand reverted to net buying, recording US$226.9 million in net foreign inflows, amid persistently weak inflation, with headline CPI remaining in deflation (-0.08 per cent y-o-y) in March 2026, marking a year-long stretch of price declines, though the pace eased from February. - Bernama
