TOKYO, December 4 (Reuters) – Foreign investors turned netbuyers of Japanese stocks for the week ending on November 29, capital flows data showed on Thursday. Foreigners bought a net 655.6 billion yen worth of shares inthe week through Nov. 29, after selling a net 351.5 billion yenin the week before that. Japanese investors sold a net 771.3 billion yen of foreignbonds in the latest week after buying a net 577.3 billion yenthe week before. Details of net investments were as follows (in billion yen):
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: (net) stocks bonds bills November 23 – November 29 +655.6 +1,063.7 +847.9 November 16 – November 22 -351.5r -246.9r -669.7r
JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (net; a minus sign indicates net selling and inflows of funds into Japan)
stocks bonds bills November 23 – November 29 +96.6 -771.3 -21.5 November 16 – November 22 +276.9 +577.3r -320.7 November 9 – November 15 +183.3 +354.1r +78.9
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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