Kuala lumpur: Foreign investors turned net sellers, ending their two-week consecutive streak of net buying activity across Asian markets last week, recording US$1.71 billion of net foreign outflows.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB IB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Oct 17, 2025, highlighted that among the markets tracked, only India, Korea, and Indonesia registered net foreign inflows, while other markets saw net selling activity led by Taiwan, which posted the largest regional outflow.

India extended its two-week streak of net foreign purchases, registering the region’s largest net foreign inflow at US$968.5 million, a 4.9 times increase compared to the previous week. South Korea continued its net buying activity for the third consecutive week, recording US$569.5 million in net foreign inflows, while Indonesia maintained a two-week consecutive net buying streak, registering foreign purchases of US$117.9 million.

In Malaysia, MBSB IB reported that foreign investors extended their two-week consecutive net selling streak, posting net outflows of RM962.8 million. The report detailed that foreign investors were net sellers on every trading day last week, with Monday seeing the highest net selling activity at RM393.5 million, followed by Tuesday (-RM320.0 million), Friday (-RM190.8 million), and Wednesday (-RM47.5 million). The smallest outflow occurred on Thursday, with a moderate withdrawal of -RM11.0 million.

The investment bank noted that only three sectors recorded net foreign inflows last week: consumer products and services (RM518.9 million), technology (RM87.3 million), and construction (RM6.5 million). The top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM835.5 million), healthcare (-RM270.3 million), and utilities (-RM106.7 million).

MBSB IB also observed that local institutions extended their two-week streak of net buying activity, recording purchases of RM1.32 billion, while local retailers continued their six-week consecutive net selling streak, posting a net outflow of RM357.4 million. The average daily trading volume (ADTV) experienced a broad-based increase last week, with local retailers and foreign investors recording increases of 26.7 percent and 18.7 percent, respectively, while local institutions saw a decrease of 4.3 percent.