Foreign investors continued their selling trend for a second straight week across eight Asian markets, recording total net outflows of US$2.02 billion (RM7.89 billion), according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).
In its fund flow report for the week ended Feb 27, 2026, the bank said South Korea accounted for the bulk of the outflows, while Vietnam and Malaysia experienced comparatively smaller withdrawals.
Vietnam returned to net foreign selling after reopening from the Lunar New Year holiday and posting inflows the week before, with US$181.6 million in outflows. This came despite positive geopolitical news, including the US removing Vietnam from its strategic export control lists, which improves access to advanced US technologies such as semiconductor equipment and aerospace components.
On Bursa Malaysia, foreign investors remained net sellers for the second consecutive week, with RM156.4 million in outflows. They sold on three out of five trading days, with the largest outflow recorded last Friday at RM108.1 million, followed by Thursday (RM83.7 million) and Monday (RM11.6 million).
Inflows were seen on Tuesday and Wednesday, amounting to RM26.8 million and RM20.1 million respectively.
Sectors that attracted foreign buying included healthcare (RM74.7 million), transportation and logistics (RM53.7 million), and property (RM51.3 million). Meanwhile, financial services saw the highest outflows at RM175.4 million, followed by telecommunications and media (RM90.5 million) and industrial products and services (RM53.3 million).
Local institutions also recorded net outflows of RM85.1 million, marking their fourth straight week of selling. In contrast, local retail investors extended their buying streak to two weeks, with RM241.5 million in net inflows.
Trading activity increased across the board, with average daily trading volume rising 28.2% among retail investors, 56.4% among local institutions, and 94.8% among foreign investors.
For the month of February, foreign funds logged their fourth consecutive month of net selling. Across the eight Asian markets tracked by MBSB IB, total net foreign outflows reached US$1.52 billion, largely driven by continued selling in South Korea.
