For the fourth week in a row, foreign investors net purchased equities in Malaysia. They made net purchases every day last
week, accumulating to a total of RM798.3m.
The largest inflow occurred on Wednesday, totalling RM286.0m, just before Bank Negara Malaysia decided to maintain the
benchmark interest rate as expected. The decision, which followed a two-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee,
kept the OPR at 3.0%, citing ongoing economic growth and stable inflation.
The top three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were Financial Services (RM743.2m), Utilitie (RM405.1m), and Healthcare (RM113.6m). Meanwhile, the top three sectors with the highest net foreign outflows were Consumer Products & Services (-RM193.8m), Industrial Products & Services (-RM116.0m), and Technology (-RM68.4m).
Local institutions net sold for the fourth consecutive week, totalling -RM960.5m, whereas local retailers were net buyers,
with a total of RM162.2m.
The average daily trading volume (ADTV) showed declines among local retailers (-14.6%), local institutions (-18.3%), and
foreign investors (-35.8%).