JAPAN DATA: Capital flows for the week ended Aug. 20, according to data
from the Ministry of Finance:
Japanese investors:
— Bought net Y77.3 bln in foreign equities
— Bought net Y179.1 bln in foreign bonds
— Sold net Y55.6 bln in foreign money market instruments
— Resulting in a net buying of Y200.8 bln.
Foreign investors:
— Sold net Y334.9 bln in Japanese equities
— Sold net Y75.1 bln in Japanese bonds
— Bought net Y2.31 trln in Japanese money market instruments
— Resulting in a net buying of Y1.9 trln.