Japanese investors make biggest foreign stock exit in five years in May
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- Japanese investors make biggest foreign stock exit in five years in May FILE PHOTO: A passersby walks past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S.
- They sold foreign stocks of a net 2.72 trillion yen ($16.98 billion) during the month as they logged the largest net withdrawal since April 2021, data from Japan s Ministry of Finance (MOF) showed on Monday.
- The MSCI World Index, which hit a record 1,138.3 last week, is down about 2.9% so far this month, as a blowout U.S. jobs report triggered a selloff in hot AI-linked technology stocks.
Japanese investors make biggest foreign stock exit in five years in May FILE PHOTO: A passersby walks past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies in Tokyo, Japan May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo · Reuters Reuters Mon, June 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM GMT+7 1 min read June 8 (Reuters) - Japanese investors sold foreign stocks at the fastest pace in about five years in May, as caution over Middle East hostilities and concerns that a tech-driven market rally had run too far weighed on sentiment.
They sold foreign stocks of a net 2.72 trillion yen ($16.98 billion) during the month as they logged the largest net withdrawal since April 2021, data from Japan s Ministry of Finance (MOF) showed on Monday.
The MSCI World Index, which hit a record 1,138.3 last week, is down about 2.9% so far this month, as a blowout U.S. jobs report triggered a selloff in hot AI-linked technology stocks.