Foreign investors became net sellers of Japanese equities for the first time since March

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Data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance today showed that during the week ended June 20 foreign investors became net sellers of Japanese equities for the first time since March:

  • sold a net ¥524.3 bn of Japanese stocks
  • pullback comes after 11 consecutive weeks of net buying, totalling ¥7.236 trillio

Analysts say the selling week comes amidst:

  • earnings that aren’t that strong
  • market valuation a bit rich

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.