What does Foreign Domestic Activity show for Indonesian stocks on Pluang?
Foreign Domestic Activity on Pluang shows how much of an Indonesian stock's trading went through foreign brokers and how much through domestic ones, and whether foreign brokers were net buyers or net sellers. It is one of the modules on the Broker Activity tab of Indonesian stock pages in the Pluang app. At the top, F Buy is the total value bought through foreign brokers, F Sell is the total value they sold, and Net Foreign Transaction is F Buy minus F Sell. A negative net figure means foreign brokers sold more than they bought. Below that, three blocks break the activity down by Value in rupiah, by Volume and by Frequency, which is the number of transactions. In each block the foreign and domestic shares always add up to 100%.
What each figure means
| Figure | Meaning |
|---|---|
| F Buy | Total value bought through foreign brokers |
| F Sell | Total value sold through foreign brokers |
| Net Foreign Transaction | F Buy minus F Sell |
| D Buy / D Sell | Value bought and sold through domestic brokers (Local and BUMN brokers together) |
| Foreign % / Domestic % | The foreign and domestic share of the value, volume or number of transactions in that block |
Market board filter
- All Market: every board combined.
- Regular: the regular market, where most orders are matched through the order book.
- Cash and Nego: the cash market and the negotiated market, where large deals are agreed directly between parties.
"Foreign" here describes the broker firm, not the investor. A trade by an Indonesian investor through a foreign broker counts as foreign, and a trade by a foreign investor through a local broker counts as domestic.
Learn more: Indonesian Stocks on Pluang and foreign net buy and net sell on the regular and negotiated markets (Pluang Akademi).
Related questions
Q: Does "foreign" mean foreign investors?
Not exactly. In Foreign Domestic Activity, foreign means the trade went through a foreign broker firm, whoever the investor behind it was. An Indonesian investor who trades through a foreign broker is counted as foreign, and a foreign investor who trades through a local broker is counted as domestic. Keep this in mind when you read net foreign figures as a sign of what overseas investors are doing.
Q: Why look at the Regular board separately?
Trades on the negotiated market are agreed directly between two parties and can be very large, so a single deal can swing the All Market net foreign figure on its own. The Regular board shows only trading matched through the order book, which is closer to the day-to-day buying and selling most investors see. Comparing All Market with Regular shows how much of the picture came from negotiated deals.
Q: What does it mean if F Buy, F Sell and Net Foreign all show 0?
It means no foreign broker traded the stock on that market board during the period you chose. The module still shows the domestic figures, so you can see that trading did happen. This is common for thinly traded stocks, rights and warrants. If the module shows no figures at all, there is no data for the board and period you selected, so try All Market or a longer period.
Q: Is net foreign buying a signal to buy the stock?
Not on its own. Net foreign buying shows what happened in the period you chose; it does not tell you what the price will do next. Foreign brokers trade for many different clients with different goals, and one large negotiated deal can change the figure. Use it as one input alongside the company's fundamentals, recent news and your own investment goals.
Last updated: 5 November 2026