Foreign investors sold 0.424 billion Malaysian stocks last week.

Foreign investors ended their buying trend of the past 3 weeks and had a net sale of 0.4 billion and 23.5 million Malaysian ringgit in stocks last week.

According to the capital trend report released by MIDF Research today, foreign investors almost entirely sold Malaysian stocks last week, but they bought a net of 0.1 billion and 51.1 million Malaysian ringgit worth of stocks on Tuesday.

Among them, the biggest selling pressure was on Thursday when they sold a net of 0.3 billion and 71 million Malaysian ringgit.

The three main sectors that foreign investors mainly left last week were technology (-0.1 billion and 7.7 million Malaysian ringgit), consumer goods and services (-87.7 million Malaysian ringgit), and industrial goods and services (-80.8 million Malaysian ringgit).

As for the three sectors favored by foreign investors, they were property (43.9 million Malaysian ringgit), utilities (42.2 million Malaysian ringgit), and construction (6.5 million Malaysian ringgit).

Local institutions and retail investors changed their net selling position from the previous week and collectively supported the Malaysian stock market last week.

Among them, local institutions bought a net of 0.2 billion and 56.4 million Malaysian ringgit worth of stocks, while retail investors collectively purchased 0.1 billion and 67 million Malaysian ringgit worth of stocks last week.

In terms of participation, the average daily trading value (ADTV) of all three parties has seen a significant decline, with foreign capital trading down 35.2%, local institutions down 29.4%, and retail investors down 27.7%.