Foreign investors remained net buyers on Bursa Malaysia for the third consecutive week with net inflows of RM510 million for the week ended 23 January 2026.
The amount was lower than the previous week of RM716.1 million, but still reflected continued foreign interest in the local market and continued to support overall market liquidity.
At 2.10pm, the FBM Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBMKLCI) recorded 1,740.40 points, up about 1.14% since it opened at the start of Monday's Asian session.
Foreign inflows were mainly driven by buying activity on Wednesday of RM215.4 million, followed by Thursday of RM167.8 million and Friday of RM132.8 million, while Monday recorded small buying of RM12.4 million. Selling pressure was only recorded on Tuesday with net sales of RM17.5 million.
In terms of sectors, financial services were the highest recipient of foreign inflows of RM407.5 million, followed by industrial products and services of RM148.6 million and consumer products and services of RM87.8 million.
On the other hand, the healthcare sector recorded the highest foreign outflows of RM141.8 million, followed by construction of RM40.9 million and utilities of RM19.5 million.
Local institutions returned to being net buyers with inflows of RM853 million, compared to net sales of RM588.2 million in the previous week.
Local retailers continued their net selling trend for the eighth consecutive week with outflows of RM1.36 billion.
Average daily trading volume increased overall, driven by increased activity by local retailers of 18.4 per cent and local institutions of 0.3 per cent, while foreign investor participation decreased by 12.2 per cent.
Regionally, foreign investors recorded net sales in eight Asian markets for the second consecutive week with total outflows increasing to US$2.76 billion, compared to US$954.6 million in the previous week.
Regional selling pressure was driven mainly by heavy selling in India, while most ASEAN markets remained positive for foreign inflows except for India and Vietnam.
