Japan Foreign Investment in Equities Data Release: Positive for Yen

On October 9, 2025, the Ministry of Finance of Japan released the weekly data on foreign capital purchases of Japanese equities for the week ending November 7. Actual, forecast, and previous values were not provided.Definition: This indicator measures the weekly volume of foreign capital buying Japanese stocks. Changes in the data reflect the flow of foreign investment into or out of Japan. A positive value indicates net foreign buying of Japanese equities (capital inflow), while a negative value signals net selling (capital outflow). Market impact: If the actual figure exceeds the forecast, it is considered positive for the Japanese yen.This data has an importance rating of 1. It is calculated as (foreign purchases of Japanese equities) minus (foreign sales of Japanese equities), and is published weekly. The next release is scheduled for November 20, 2025.

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