Plantation, healthcare, consumer product sectors attract RM263.7mil foreign inflows last week
KUALA LUMPUR: Plantation, healthcare as well as consumer products and services sectors have attracted a combined net foreign inflow of RM263.7 million into Bursa Malaysia last week, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
KUALA LUMPUR — Plantation, healthcare, and consumer products sectors collectively received a combined net foreign inflow of RM263.7 million in Bursa Malaysia last week, as reported by MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB). The plantation sector spearheaded this inflow with RM117 million, trailed by healthcare at RM101.5 million and consumer products and services at RM45.2 million.
In contrast, financial services, construction, and technology sectors collectively recorded a net foreign outflow of RM333.8 million, according to MBSB IB's weekly Fund Flow Report for the week ending Sept 11, 2026. Foreign institutions continued their streak of net sellers for the sixth week in a row, posting RM160.3 million in net outflows, with three out of five trading days witnessing net outflows.
The most significant outflow of RM207.1 million occurred on Friday. Local institutions, after six weeks of consecutive net buying, reversed their trend, recording RM127.4 million in net outflows. Retailers extended their net buying streak to three consecutive weeks, accumulating RM287.7 million in net inflows. Notably, the average daily trading volume experienced a widespread decline, with retailers down by 6.4%, local institutions by 9.6%, and foreign institutions by 20.2%.
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