Tracking Money Flow: Malaysia

In the fourth consecutive week, foreign investors continued to be net buyers of domestic equities on Bursa Malaysia, with a total of RM524.9m.

Throughout the week, every trading day, except Tuesday, saw a net foreign inflow. Tuesday recorded net foreign selling at -RM23.3m, with the highest outflows observed in Inari Amertron (-RM13.6m), My E.G. Services (-RM10.7m) and Public Bank (-RM7.9m).

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The sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were Utilities (RM208.9m), Financial Services (RM156.0m), and Property (RM126.9m). Meanwhile, the sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were Technology (-RM69.4m), Consumer Products & Services (-RM64.m), and Telecommunication & Media (-RM16.0m).

Money Flow

Local institutions continued as net sellers for the third consecutive week, with a total of -RM141.6m. The Financial Services sector witnessed the highest net outflows from this investor group, amounting to -RM139.7m, says MIDF.

Local retailers shifted to net sellers of domestic equities, totalling -RM383.3m. This marks a reversal from the previous week’s figure of RM24.3m.

In terms of participation, there were substantial increases in average daily trading volume (ADTV) among local retailers (+44.8%), local institutions (+22.6%), and foreign investors (+50.8%).