Japan and Foreign Investors Both Shifted Bond and Stock Holdings in Week to June 20

Japanese investors acquired ¥199.7 billion of foreign bonds in the week ended June 20, down from ¥382.6 billion the prior week. The same investors bought ¥426.8 billion of foreign stocks, reversing a net sale of ¥418.3 billion the week before. Foreign investors sold ¥1,057.3 billion of Japanese bonds during the period, compared with sales of ¥531.0 billion the previous week.

Those investors purchased ¥479.4 billion of Japanese stocks, shifting from net sales of ¥785.1 billion the week earlier. The data cover Japan order flows for the week ending June 20.