Foreign Investors Extend Net Inflows Across Asia To US$904.8 Mln Last Week

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors extended their net buying streak for the second consecutive week across Asian markets last week, recording net purchases of US$904.8 million, which was 4.12 times lower than the previous week’s inflow of US$3.73 billion.

MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB IB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Oct 10, 2025 showed that among the markets tracked, only Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines recorded net foreign outflows, while the rest saw net buying activity led by South Korea, which posted the largest regional inflow.

“South Korea extended their streak of net buying activity to two consecutive weeks, recording the region’s largest net foreign inflow at US$913.2 million, although 3.48 times lower than the previous week’s inflow of US$3.18 billion,” it said.

MBSB IB said Taiwan extended its net foreign buying streak to two consecutive weeks, registering US$209.6 million in net inflows.

Meanwhile, India turned net buyers last week, ending a two-week losing streak with a net inflow of US$197.4 million, as the report showed that although growth in its services sector cooled in September 2025 due to weaker overseas orders, it remained strong, while business optimism improved.

Back home, foreign investors turned net sellers last week, reversing a single-week streak of inflows, posting a withdrawal of RM1.44 billion, the largest single-week outflow since end of August 2025. 

MBSB IB said foreign investors were net sellers on every trading day last week, with Friday seeing the highest net selling activity at RM327.0 million.

“This was followed by Wednesday (-RM307.8 million), Monday (-RM288.7 million) and Tuesday (-RM281.7 million). The smallest outflow occurred on Thursday, which saw withdrawals amounting to RM237.9 million,” it said.

The bank note that the only sector which recorded net foreign inflows last week was technology (RM85.7 million), while the top three sectors that saw net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM491.7 million), healthcare (-RM171.2 million) and property (-RM145.5 million).

Local institutions reverted to net buying activity, ending their single-week streak of net outflows, with purchases totalling RM1.49 billion — the highest single-week net inflow recorded since April 2025 — while local retailers extended their net selling streak to five consecutive weeks, posting a more modest net outflow of RM50.6 million.

“The average daily trading volume experienced a broad-based decline last week. Local retailers and foreign investors recorded modest decreases of 3.9 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively, while local institutions saw an increase of 6.3 per cent,” MBSB IB added.

-- BERNAMA