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Foreign Buying Of Japan Stocks Extends TO 11th Straight Week

JAPAN DATA

Japan weekly investment flow figures were once again dominated by foreign purchases of Japan stocks. For the week ending June 9 we had an additional ¥1324.9bn in inflows to local stocks. This marked the 11th straight week of inflows, it was also the highest weekly inflow since mid April. Japan equities remain in a strong uptrend and continue to attract strong inflows.

  • The flow picture was muted elsewhere. Foreign buying of Japan bonds picked up to ¥186.4bn, but this is only a modest offset to outflows from the previous two weeks.
  • Japan outflows slowed noticeably. Buying of foreign bonds slowed to just ¥14.7bn, but was the 5th straight week of flows into this segment.
  • Purchases of foreign stocks were negative, largely offsetting last week's positive outflow.

Table 1: Japan Weekly Investment Flows

Billion YenWeek ending June 9Prior Week
Foreign Buying Japan Stocks 1324.9608.7
Foreign Buying Japan Bonds 186.4-539.1
Japan Buying Foreign Bonds14.7521.3
Japan Buying Foreign Stocks-74.4137.5

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