Kuala lumpur: Foreign institutions extended their net buying streak to three consecutive weeks, recording RM470.3 million in net inflows, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, in its fund flow report for the week ended April 10, 2026, MBSB Investment Bank stated that foreign institutions on Bursa Malaysia were net buyers on four of the five trading days during the week, with the largest inflow recorded on Wednesday at RM161.8 million. The inflows were then followed by Tuesday (RM161.3 million), Thursday (RM122.2 million), and Friday (RM69.7 million).

The investment bank highlighted that the top three sectors experiencing net foreign inflows were plantation (RM230.7 million), industrial products and services (RM204.0 million), and financial services (RM130.0 million). Meanwhile, retailers reverted to net buying, recording net inflows of RM189.2 million, but local institutions extended their net selling streak to three consecutive weeks, recording RM659.4 million in net outflows.

It was noted that the average daily trading volume saw a broad-based decline, with retailers dropping 21.6 per cent, local institutions decreasing by 23 per cent, and foreign institutions experiencing a decrease of 29.6 per cent. Across the eight markets monitored by MBSB IB, foreigners ended their net selling streak of seven consecutive weeks, led by countries such as India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Malaysia was among the markets to record net inflows, alongside Taiwan, South Korea, and Thailand, with combined net buying activity from these four markets totaling US$6.52 billion. Taiwan notably broke a net selling streak of five consecutive weeks, recording US$6.16 billion in net foreign inflows, amid easing inflationary pressures, with the consumer price index (CPI) moderating to 1.2 per cent year-on-year in March 2026, despite rising global energy prices.

In South Korea, foreign investors recorded inflows of US$3.45 billion as the central bank held rates at 2.5 per cent in April 2026 for the seventh consecutive meeting, maintaining a cautious stance amid heightened uncertainty. Thailand also reverted to net buying, recording US$226.9 million in net foreign inflows, amid persistently weak inflation, with headline CPI remaining in deflation (-0.08 per cent year-on-year) in March 2026, marking a year-long stretch of price declines, though the pace eased from February.