FOREIGN INVESTORS EXTEND NET SELLING WITH US$1.74 BLN OUTFLOW FROM ASIAN MARKETS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Foreign investors extended their net selling streak to two consecutive weeks across Asian markets last week, recording US$1.74 billion of net foreign outflows.

MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB IB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Oct 24, 2025, said that among the markets tracked, only Indonesia, Thailand, and India registered net foreign inflows while the rest saw net selling activities, led by Taiwan, which posted the largest regional outflow.

"Indonesia extended to a three-week consecutive net buying streak, registering the region's highest foreign purchases of US$254.7 million, as Bank Indonesia unexpectedly kept its policy rate unchanged after previously vowing to take an ‘all-out pro-growth’ stance, saying it would now assess the impact of previous easing and ongoing fiscal stimulus on Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

"India extended to a three-week consecutive streak of net foreign purchases, registering a modest net foreign inflow of US$96.8 million, about 10 times lower compared to the previous week due to markets being closed on three out of five trading days for the Deepavali celebrations," it said.

Back home, MBSB IB said foreign investors extended their net selling streak for the third consecutive week, posting a modest net outflow of -RM14.6 million, significantly lower than the previous week’s net outflow of -RM962.8 million.

Foreign investors were net sellers on two out of four trading days last week, with Wednesday seeing the highest net selling at -RM73.3 million, followed by Tuesday at -RM68.9 million, while Thursday and Friday saw net foreign buying activity, with RM97.5 million and RM30.1 million recorded, respectively. 

"The top three sectors that recorded net foreign inflows were consumer products and services (RM195.7 million), industrial products and services (RM83 million), and technology (RM66.9 million).

"The top three sectors that recorded net foreign outflows were healthcare (-RM200.7 million), financial services (-RM142.7 million), and telecommunication and media (-RM52.4 million)," it said.

MBSB IB said local institutions extended a three-week consecutive streak of net purchases,  recording inflows of RM111.1 million.

Local retailers extended their seventh consecutive week of net selling, posting a net outflow of -RM96.5 million, 3.7 times smaller than the previous week’s outflow of -RM357.4 million.

"The average daily trading volume experienced a broad-based decrease last week, with local retailers and local institutions recording declines of -26.3 per cent and -18.8 per cent, respectively, while foreign investors saw a decrease of -25.1 per cent," it said.

-- BERNAMA