TOKYO, December 18 (Reuters) – Foreign investors remained netbuyers of Japanese stocks for the week ending on December 13, capital flows data showed on Thursday. Foreigners bought a net 528.3 billion yen worth of shares inthe week through Dec. 13, after buying a net 132.8 billion yenin the week before that. Japanese investors bought a net 356.4 billion yen of foreignbonds in the latest week after buying a net 456.3 billion yenthe week before. Details of net investments were as follows (in billion yen):
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: (net) stocks bonds bills December 7 – December 13 +528.3 +1,407.5 +452.4 November 30 – December 6 +132.8r -444.1r +974.6r
JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (net; a minus sign indicates net selling and inflows of funds into Japan)
stocks bonds bills December 7 – December 13 -79.2 +356.4 +18.1 November 30 – December 6 -64.5 +456.3r +285.5
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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