Japan Order Flows: Overseas Stock Buys Surge, Foreign Selling Slows
Japanese investors purchased ¥824.5 billion in foreign stocks for the week of July 3, a sharp increase from the prior week, while foreign selling of Japanese stocks slowed dramatically.
Japanese order flow data for the week of July 3, as reported by the Ministry of Finance, showed a notable shift in cross-border investment patterns.
Japanese investors acquired ¥824.5 billion in overseas stocks, compared to ¥147.7 billion the previous week. Meanwhile, their holdings of foreign bonds continued to shrink, with net sales of ¥218.1 billion, though the pace eased from -¥280.1 billion.
On the foreign side, non-resident investors slowed their selling of Japanese equities to just ¥22.2 billion, versus ¥1,816.5 billion in the prior period. Foreign purchases of Japanese bonds were also less negative, at -¥5.9 billion against -¥493.7 billion.
The data suggests a modest improvement in capital flows into Japanese assets, particularly equities, though overall foreign appetite for Japanese debt remains weak.
Source: First Squawk