Kuala lumpur: Local institutions extended their net buying streak on Bursa Malaysia to five consecutive weeks, recording net inflows of RM200.5 million last week, MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB) said.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, in its weekly Fund Flow Report for the week ended August 28, 2026, the investment bank revealed that the average daily trading volume saw a broad-based increase. Retailers were up by 11.6 percent, local institutions by 14.3 percent, and foreign institutions by a significant 96.5 percent.
The report highlighted that retailers reverted to net buying after a week of net selling, recording RM165.5 million in net inflows compared with lower net outflows of RM42.0 million in the previous week. Meanwhile, foreign institutions extended their net selling streak to four consecutive weeks on Bursa Malaysia, recording RM366.0 million in net outflows last week.
This activity occurred during a shortened trading week, with the market closed on Tuesday in conjunction with the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Notably, only Wednesday recorded net foreign inflows of RM94.4 million. In contrast, the largest net outflows were recorded on Friday at -RM238.7 million, followed by Thursday at -RM140.5 million, and Monday at -RM81.1 million.
MBSB IB further detailed that the top three sectors to record net inflows from foreign institutions were transportation and logistics (RM129.5 million), healthcare (RM74.0 million), and property (RM32.0 million). Conversely, the top three sectors to record net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM245.5 million), construction (-RM92.4 million), and telecommunications and media (-RM86.3 million).
Across the eight Asian markets monitored by MBSB IB, foreign investors extended their net selling streak to two consecutive weeks, recording US$1.68 billion in net outflows last week. The net outflows were primarily led by South Korea, followed by Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Meanwhile, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia were the only markets to record net foreign inflows, though these were insufficient to offset the region's overall net selling.