📉Foreigners Net Sellers of Japan Stocks for 3rd Month.
Foreign investors were net sellers of Japanese stocks for the third consecutive month in January, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Thursday.
In the reporting period from Jan. 4 to Friday, foreigners posted a selling excess of 477,331 million yen, up sharply from the preceding month’s 108,886 million yen, according to the report on the TSE and the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
The TSE also said that overseas investors were net sellers of Japanese stocks for the fourth straight week last week, with their selling excess edging down to 352,572 million yen from 356,002 million yen the previous week.
In the reporting week, the Nikkei average fell 357.35 points, or 1.51 pct.
Following are breakdowns of stock transactions by investment group in millions of yen:
(Jan. 4-Feb. 2) (Dec. 4-29)
Sell Buy Net Net
Foreigners 44,905,824 44,428,492 -477,331 -108,886
Individuals 15,686,959 15,721,900 34,941 -610,293
(Among Institutions)
Trust Banks 252,042
Other Banks -57,605
Investment Trusts 277,964
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(Jan. 29-Feb. 2) (Jan. 22-26)
Sell Buy Net Net
Foreigners 12,044,594 11,692,021 -352,572 -356,002
Individuals 3,400,609 3,673,932 273,323 181,729
(Among Institutions)
Trust Banks 178,714
Other Banks -247
Investment Trusts 132,208
JIJI PRESS