Kuala Lumpur: Local institutions continued to support the Bursa Malaysia for the 20th consecutive week with RM617.3 million inflow into domestic equities, compared with RM817.4 million the previous week.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, in its Fund Flow Report for the week ended March 7, 2025, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd noted that local retail investors maintained their net buying streak for the fourth consecutive week, recording a net inflow of RM264.2 million, a slight decrease from RM447.9 million last week. The report highlighted that the average daily trading volume (ADTV) declined across the board except for local institutions.

Foreign investors and local retail experienced declines of 35.6 per cent and 3.0 per cent respectively, while local institutions saw a 1.2 per cent increase. MIDF Amanah reported that foreign investors extended their net selling streak on Bursa Malaysia for the 20th consecutive week, recording a net outflow of RM881.5 million, compared to RM1.27 billion the previous week
. It was observed that foreign investors’ selling pressure persisted throughout the week, with Friday seeing the heaviest outflow at RM646.2 million.

Foreign investors were net sellers on every trading day, with Friday witnessing the heaviest outflow at RM310.0 million. On other days, the outflows ranged between RM68.1 million and RM189.4 million. The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were technology (RM40.0 million), telecommunications and media (RM26.2 million), and plantation (RM10.1 million).

Meanwhile, the top three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (RM407 million), consumer products and services (RM215.1 million), and utilities (RM167.1 million). Across Asian equities, foreign investors continued to net sell for a second consecutive week, with a total net outflow of US$8.17 billion last week. The only country that recorded net foreign inflows was the Philippines, while other regional markets continued to experience outflows.