Kuala Lumpur: Local institutions have continued their buying streak on Bursa Malaysia for the second consecutive week, achieving net inflows of RM876.5 million. This brings their net buying total for the year to RM8.78 billion.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd’s Fund Flow Report for the week ending May 30, 2025, highlights that local retailers mirrored this trend, marking two weeks of net buying with RM142.6 million in net inflows. The report further noted a broad-based increase in the average daily trading volume last week, with local institutions and retailers experiencing growths of 0.03 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively, while foreign investors saw a significant rise of 45.6 percent.

On the flip side, foreign investors continued to divest, marking a two-week streak of net outflows from Bursa Malaysia. They withdrew RM1.02 billion, a figure nearly 2.6 times higher than the previous week’s outflow of RM392.3 million. The report detailed that foreign investors were net sellers each trading day, with outflows ranging from RM61.4 million to a peak of RM456.7 million recorded on Friday.

The property, construction, and energy sectors benefited from the highest net foreign inflows, receiving RM47.9 million, RM33.3 million, and RM5.2 million, respectively. Conversely, financial services, consumer products and services, and healthcare sectors were the top areas of net foreign outflows, with financial services alone seeing RM565.8 million leave the sector.