TOKYO, October 23 (Reuters) – Foreign investors remained net
buyers of Japanese stocks for the week ending on October 18, capital flows data showed on Thursday. Foreigners bought a net 752.6 billion yen worth of shares inthe week through Oct. 18, after buying a net 1,886.6 billion yen
in the week before that. Japanese investors sold a net 669.7 billion yen of foreignbonds in the latest week after buying a net 601.3 billion yen
the week before. Details of net investments were as follows (in billion yen):
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: (net) stocks bonds bills
October 12 – October 18 +752.6 -0.7 +1,626.4
October 5 – October 11 +1,886.6r +201.2r +1,553.6r
JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (net; a minus sign indicates net selling and inflows of funds into Japan)
stocks bonds bills
October 12 – October 18 -288.1 -669.7 +194.0
October 5 – October 11 +59.2r +601.3r +80.6r
September 28 – October 4 -1,456.2r -923.0 -18.5
Notes: – An “r” denotes a revised figure. – Bonds include beneficiary certificates. – Figures are based on contracts and are rounded. – The MOF’s capital flows data can be found in English at: http://www.mof.go.jp/international_policy/reference/itn_transactions_in_securities/week.pdf
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