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JAPAN: Nothing to really shout home about in the latest round of weekly

international security flow data.

- Japanese investors lodged a fairly steady Y499.3bn round of net selling of

foreign bonds, representing the 10th week in 12 that Japanese investors have

been net sellers of that particular asset group.

- Japanese investors also recorded a 14th straight week of net buying of foreign

equities, albeit paring back to Y185.2bn worth of net purchases.

- Foreign investors lodged a 3rd straight week of net purchases of Japanese

bonds, totalling a relatively meagre Y157.9bn.

- Finally, foreign investors shed a net Y38bn worth of Japanese equities, the

7th week out of the last 8 that has seen net sales, with the only exception to

that rule being the previous week's shallow foray into net buying territory.