Nov 14 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks attracted foreign inflows for a seventh consecutive week through Nov. 9 as a cheaper yen and Donald Trump's decisive victory in the U.S. elections boosted demand from overseas.
According to Ministry of Finance data, foreigners snapped up a significant 513.9 billion yen ($3.30 billion) of Japanese stocks, registering their largest weekly net purchase since Oct. 19.
In parallel with a Wall Street rally, the Nikkei share average surged 3.8% last week, the most since late September as a Trump victory bolstered expectations of lighter regulation and tax cuts in the United States.
Meanwhile, a softer yen, that tends to raise Japanese exporters' overseas earnings when repatriated, and boost cross-border investors' purchasing power, also supported appetite.
The yen reached 156.06 per dollar on Thursday, the weakest level against the dollar since July 22.
Foreigners, meanwhile, bought about 1.5 trillion yen of Japanese short-term bills in their largest weekly net purchases since Oct. 19 but ditched 308.6 billion yen worth of long-term bonds on a net basis.
In parallel, Japanese investors offloaded a massive 922.1 billion yen worth of overseas stocks, extending weekly net sales into a fifth successive week.
They, however, acquired a net 1.72 trillion yen worth of long-term foreign bonds, halting a four-week selling trend.
($1 = 155.8700 yen)
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(Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
((gaurav.dogra@thomsonreuters.com; +91(080) 67496197;))
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