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Local Investors Buy Foreign Bonds, Sell Equities

JAPAN DATA
  • Japan weekly investment flows showed strong outflows from foreign investors who sold the most Japanese stocks since Sept'23, foreign investors did seem to rotate into Japanese bonds. Local investors were strong buyers of foreign bonds with inflows near yearly highs.

Table 1: Japan Weekly Investment Flows

Billion YenWeek ending Sept 13Prior Week
Foreign Buying Japan Stocks¥-3005.8b-¥902.3b
Foreign Buying Japan Bonds¥1383.9b¥451.2b
Japan Buying Foreign Bonds¥2100.1b¥-216.5b
Japan Buying Foreign Stocks¥-87.2b¥490.9b

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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  • Japan weekly investment flows showed strong outflows from foreign investors who sold the most Japanese stocks since Sept'23, foreign investors did seem to rotate into Japanese bonds. Local investors were strong buyers of foreign bonds with inflows near yearly highs.

Table 1: Japan Weekly Investment Flows

Billion YenWeek ending Sept 13Prior Week
Foreign Buying Japan Stocks¥-3005.8b-¥902.3b
Foreign Buying Japan Bonds¥1383.9b¥451.2b
Japan Buying Foreign Bonds¥2100.1b¥-216.5b
Japan Buying Foreign Stocks¥-87.2b¥490.9b

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg