November 21, 2024 00:10 GMT
JAPAN DATA: Offshore Investors Continue Stock Buys, Local Investors Sell Bonds
JAPAN DATA
Offshore investors continued to buy local stocks last week, marking the eighth straight week of consecutive inflows into this space. Late Oct flows and through the first part of Nov have been running at a slower clip compared to the previous month though. Offshore investors also purchased local bonds last week, ended a modest run of outflows from the previous two weeks. Since the start of Oct we have had a ¥2.7trln in net inflows into this space.
- In terms of Japan outbound flows, local investors returned to net sellers of offshore bonds last week. We have seen net selling in this segment in 6 out of the last 8 weeks. Better US data outcomes and the incoming Trump Presidency have dented global bond returns.
- Local investors bought offshore shares for the first time the first week of Oct. The trend clearly remains toward selling down such holdings though.
Table 1: Japan Offshore Weekly Investment Flows
Billion Yen | Week ending Nov 15 | Prior Week |
Foreign Buying Japan Stocks | 127.6 | 514.2 |
Foreign Buying Japan Bonds | 1155.9 | -288.5 |
Japan Buying Foreign Bonds | -966.9 | 1724.6 |
Japan Buying Foreign Stocks | 169.1 | -922.1 |
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg
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