Kuala Lumpur: Local institutions in Malaysia have reversed their four-week selling trend, recording net inflows of RM222.9 million in Bursa Malaysia last week. This development has contributed to a year-to-date (YTD) net buying total of RM7.9 billion.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd released a Fund Flow Report for the week ending May 23, 2025, highlighting that local retailers also ended a five-week outflow streak, noting a net inflow of RM169.4 million. Despite these inflows, the average daily trading volume experienced a broad-based decline, with local institutions and retailers seeing decreases of 36.8 percent and 28.1 percent, respectively. Foreign investors also observed a decline of 29.1 percent in trading volume.

The report further detailed that foreign investors shifted to net selling following a four-week buying streak that had resulted in cumulative inflows of RM3.29 billion. The week concluded with a net foreign outflow of RM392.3 million, pushing the YTD net for
eign outflow to RM9.8 billion. During the past week, foreign investors were net sellers every trading day, with outflows ranging between RM0.9 million and RM207.7 million. The largest outflow occurred on Thursday, amounting to RM207.7 million, followed by RM80.5 million on Tuesday.

The sectors with the highest net foreign inflows included utilities (RM56.5 million), construction (RM54.4 million), and telecommunications and media (RM48.1 million). Conversely, the sectors that experienced the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (RM240.9 million), consumer products and services (RM139.1 million), and industrial products and services (RM86.2 million).