Kuala lumpur: Local institutions have continued their net buying trend on Bursa Malaysia for the second consecutive week, achieving net inflows of RM451.1 million last week, as reported by MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB). In its weekly Fund Flow Report for the week ending August 7, 2026, MBSB IB noted an increase in the average daily trading volume (ADTV). Retailers' trading volume rose by 35.4%, and local institutions saw a 24.1% increase, while foreign institutions experienced a 5.2% decline in trading volume.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the same period saw retailers continuing their net selling trend for two weeks, with net outflows totaling RM13.8 million. Foreign institutions, who had been net buyers the previous week, returned to net selling, with RM437.3 million in net outflows. Foreign institutions recorded net buying on only one of the five trading days, with RM53.7 million in inflows on Wednesday. However, significant net outflows occurred on Friday (RM238.0 million), followed by Thursday (RM175.3 million), Monday (RM57.9 million), and Tuesday (RM19.8 million), with Friday marking the largest single-day net selling.

The report highlighted that the transportation and logistics, construction, and property sectors saw net inflows from foreign institutions, with RM97.6 million, RM48.1 million, and RM5.8 million, respectively. Conversely, the financial services, industrial products and services, and plantation sectors experienced net foreign outflows of RM173.5 million, RM115.2 million, and RM92.2 million, respectively.

Across the eight Asian markets monitored by MBSB IB, foreign investors extended their net selling streak to seven consecutive weeks, culminating in total net foreign outflows of US$3.64 billion. South Korea led the net outflows among these markets.