Foreign Investors Extend Selling Streak as Markets Mostly End in Red

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30, 2025 – Global markets ended mixed last week, with 13 of 20 indices tracked closing in the red. China’s Shenzhen CSI 300 (+2.71%), Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh VSE (+2.23%), and Taiwan’s TAIEX (+1.97%) led gains, while France’s CAC40 (-3.34%), the Philippines’ PSEi (-2.01%), and Stoxx Europe 600 (-1.99%) saw the steepest declines. Foreign investors marked a second consecutive week of net selling with outflows of –USD3.34b, with only Indonesia recording inflows. India faced the region’s largest outflow. In Malaysia, foreigners extended their selling streak to eight weeks, with –RM1.41b exiting, 4.47 times higher than the prior week. Meanwhile, the US dollar slipped –0.04% to RM4.2248, Brent crude rose +0.58% to USD68.12, while CPO prices fell –3.29% to RM4,380 per tonne.