Foreign investors remain net buyers of Japanese stocks in week to Dec 30 |
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TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Foreign investors remained net buyers of Japanese stocks for the seventh straight week in the week to Dec 30, data from the Ministry of Finance showed.Overseas investors bought Japanese shares worth a net 132.7 bln yen last week, after they purchased a revised net 380.5 bln yen in shares the week before.Foreign investors were net sellers of medium- to long-term Japanese bonds last week, unloading a total of 546.1 bln yen worth, making them net sellers for the second straight week after having disposed a net 647.6 bln yen worth in the previous week.Foreigners sold a net 229.9 bln yen worth of Japanese short-term money market instruments, making them net sellers for the first time in two weeks, after buying a net 96.2 bln yen worth in the previous week.Meanwhile, Japanese investors bought a net 74.9 bln yen worth of foreign stocks in the past week, making them net buyers for the second straight week. In the previous week, they purchased a net 53.9 bln yen worth.Domestic residents were net buyers of medium- to long-term bonds worth 170.9 bln yen, making them net buyers for the second straight week, after having bought a net 95.9 bln yen worth in the previous week.Japanese investors sold a net 14.1 bln yen in overseas short-term securities, making them net sellers for the fourth straight week, after they sold a net 88.2 bln yen of such securities in the previous week.(1usd = 119.33 yen)yasuhiko.seki@xfn.com
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