Local Institutions Extend Buying Streak For Sixth Week

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Local institutions extended their buying streak for the sixth consecutive week, with net inflows of RM639.5 million, while local retailers recorded a fourth consecutive week of net outflows of RM90.2 million.

MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB IB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Dec 26, 2025, reported that foreign investors on Bursa Malaysia recorded net outflows for the third consecutive week, with net selling totalling RM549.3 million.

The highest outflow occurred on Friday (RM172.4 million), followed by Wednesday (RM172.4 million), Monday (RM106.0 million) and Tuesday (RM98.6 million, while the local bourse was closed for Christmas holiday on Thursday.

“The only three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows last week were industrial products and services (RM23.4 million), telecommunication and media (RM13.3 million), and energy (RM3.4 million).

“The top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were financial services (RM169.7 million), consumer product and services (RM96.2 million), and utilities (RM90.6 million),” the report said.

MBSB noted that the average daily trading volume (ADTV) saw a broad-based decrease: local retailers by 12.2 per cent, local institutions by 26.6 per cent, and foreign investors by 39.7 per cent.

Regionally, based on eight Asian markets tracked by MBSB, foreign investors reversed their course to turn to net buying of Asian equities with net inflows of US$4.24 billion, recording the largest inflows since early September.

The report said only India and the Philippines saw outflows, while inflows were led by South Korea, followed by Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand.

-- BERNAMA