KUALA LUMPUR: Local institutions extended their buying streak for a fifth consecutive week with net inflows of RM508.6mil, while local retailers recorded a third consecutive week of net outflows of RM145.3mil. MBSB Investment Bank Bhd’s (MBSB) Fund Flow Report for the week ended Dec 19, 2025, reported that foreign investors on Bursa Malaysia recorded net outflows for the second consecutive week, with net selling totalling RM363.3mil. MBSB noted that average daily trading volume saw a broad-based increase: local retailers by 2%, local institutions by 4.5% and foreign investors by 5.1%. “This was followed by South Korea, which saw net foreign outflows of US$2.51bil after two weeks of net buying. The Philippines also recorded net foreign outflows of US$32.7mil, marking its fourth consecutive week of net selling,” it added.

Source: The Star December 23, 2025 09:35 UTC