Foreigners Turn Net Sellers of Japanese Stocks for 1st Time in 2 Weeks

   Tokyo, Jan. 15 (Jiji Press)--Foreign investors turned net sellers of Japanese stocks for the first time in two weeks last week, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Friday.
   In the Jan. 4-8 week, foreigners posted net selling of 447,120 million yen, against net buying of 1,376 million yen in the previous week, according to the report on transactions via 52 brokerage firms on Japan's two major stock exchanges in Tokyo and Nagoya.
   In the latest reporting week, the Nikkei average dived 1,335.75 points, or 7.02 pct, to 17,697.96 amid concerns over a Chinese economic slowdown and tumbling crude oil prices.
   Following is a breakdown of weekly stock transactions by investment group in millions of yen:

                                    (Jan. 4-8)                (Dec. 28-30)
                         Sell         Buy           Net             Net
  Foreigners           9,575,442    9,128,321    -447,120          1,376
  Individuals          2,271,684    2,853,172     581,487       -206,571
  (Among Institutions)
    Trust Banks                                    34,584
    Other Banks                                     7,962
    Investment Trusts                              27,244

(2016/01/15-16:58)