TABLE-Japan investors dumped foreign bonds last week

TOKYO, Aug 28 - Japanese investors sold 1.42 trillion yen of foreign bonds last week, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Thursday, the biggest such selling on the ministry's data going back to January 2005.

Details of net investments were as follows . FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN:

stocks bonds bills Aug 17-23 -214.5 557.9 -156.4 Aug 10-16 43.9r 504.6 -996.9 JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (a minus sign indicates net selling and inflow of funds into Japan)

stocks bonds bills Aug 17-23 -82.8 -1419.6 154.1 Aug 10-16 -53.4 621.3r 203.1 The MOF's capital flows data can be found in English at: http://www.mof.go.jp/english/e1c009.htm The MOF's portfolio flows data can be found in English at: http://www.mof.go.jp/bpoffice/ebppi.htm

Note:

- "r" notes revised figure

- As of January 2005, the ministry changed its calculation methods for weekly capital flows to match its balance of payments figures and previous data are not directly comparable.

- Bonds include beneficiary certificates.

- Figures are based on contracts and are rounded.

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