KUALA LUMPUR: Technology, industrial products and services, as well as financial services sectors, have attracted a combined net inflow of RM319.8 million last week, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
Technology recorded a net inflow of RM128.2 million, industrial products and services, RM117.0 million, and financial services, RM74.6 million.
MBSB IB, in its weekly Fund Flow Report for the week ended June 19, 2026, also said foreign institutions extended their net selling to its sixth consecutive week, recording RM10.7 million in net outflows.
"Foreign institutions were net sellers on two out of four of the trading days during the week, with outflows recorded on Tuesday (RM97.8 million) and Thursday (RM72.1 million).
"Inflows were recorded on Friday (RM146.6 million) and Monday (RM12.7 million),” the investment bank said.
Among the top three largest net outflows were healthcare (RM108.8 million), telecommunication and media (RM106.0 million), and construction (RM57.8 million).
Local institutions’ net buying extended to 10 consecutive weeks with net inflows of RM318.2 million, it added.
Bursa Malaysia’s average daily trading volume saw a broad-based decrease: retailers by 20.6 per cent, local institutions by 35.1 per cent, while foreign institutions saw a 41.3 per cent increase.
Meanwhile, across Asia’s eight markets, foreigners ended two weeks of consecutive net selling with net foreign inflows of US$4.58 billion.
"Net foreign inflows were led by Taiwan, followed by South Korea, India, and the Philippines, while outflows were concentrated in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia,” MBSB IB said.
Taiwan ended two weeks of consecutive net selling with the largest foreign inflow in the region of US$3.28 billion.
South Korea returned to net foreign inflows after nine consecutive weeks of selling, recording US$1.20 billion.
"This came despite mounting cost pressures, with producer price inflation accelerating to +8.5 per cent year-on-year in May 2026 (Apr 2026: 7.2 per cent), the fastest rise since July 2022.
Indonesia extended its net selling streak to six consecutive weeks, with net foreign outflows of -US$50.7 million.
Vietnam recorded its 14th consecutive week of net foreign outflows, with foreign investors net selling a US$110.2 million. - Bernama
