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Foreigners buy 1.64 trillion yen in Tokyo cash stocks in second week of April, extending heavy buying streak

Thu Apr 16, 2026 6:10 pm JST Market

The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced on April 16 that foreign investors net bought 1,641,896.14 million yen in cash stocks during the second week of April (April 6-10), the second straight week of heavy buying. In the previous week, net purchases reached 1,914,989.18 million yen. In futures trade, foreign investors sold a net 102.5 billion yen. Total buying across cash and futures markets amounted to 1,539.3 billion yen, the second consecutive week of net inflows, following 501.8 billion yen the previous week.

Retail investors sold a net 787,111.69 million yen in cash stocks, marking their third consecutive week of net selling. Trust banks posted net sales of 55,168.35 million yen, their first net selling in two weeks. Corporations remained net buyers for a second week, purchasing 12,242.03 million yen. During the period, the Nikkei Stock Average rose 3,800.62 yen, or 7.2%, on a closing basis.

Source: MINKABU PRESS

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