KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors continued to be net buyers on Bursa Malaysia for the fifth consecutive week, posting a modest RM15 million in net inflows, comparable to the RM12.8 million recorded the previous week, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd.
In its fund flow report for the week ending Feb 6, 2026, MBSB noted that foreign investors were net buyers on only one of the four trading days, amid subdued activity due to the Thaipusam holidays.
The sole inflow occurred on Friday, amounting to RM132.3 million, while the largest outflow was recorded on Thursday at RM64.8 million. Wednesday and Tuesday saw outflows of RM26.8 million and RM25.8 million, respectively.
“Local institutions recorded a net outflow of RM36.2 million following two consecutive weeks of net buying, whereas local retailers turned net buyers after nine straight weeks of net selling, posting RM21.2 million in net inflows,” MBSB added.
Average daily trading volumes fell across the board, with local retailers down 19.7%, local institutions down 17.7%, and foreign investors down 23.5%.
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Regionally, foreign investors extended their net selling streak to a third week, totalling US$9.84 billion (RM38.75 billion), with selling concentrated in South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
Other monitored markets recorded net foreign inflows, led by India, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
“The top three sectors attracting net foreign inflows were financial services (RM162 million), plantation (RM37 million), and construction (RM34.2 million),” MBSB said.
-freemalaysiatoday
