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JAPAN: Japanese investors' net purchases of foreign bonds extended into a third

straight week, per the latest weekly international security flow data, although

the pace moderated to Y658.7bn, from the > Y1.0tn seen over each of the previous

2 weeks. Still, the 4-week rolling sum of the measure pushed higher to

Y3.5654tn, the highest level seen since February of last year.

- Foreigners' net purchases of Japanese paper was reasonably steady, at Y397.4bn

in the most recent week, which allowed the 4-week rolling sum of the measure to

edge higher, as foreigners lodged net buying for a fifth straight week.

- Little to report on the stock flow front, with a second week of net selling

registered for both Japanese and foreign investors.