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Foreigners buy R1.3bn of SA shares

Johannesburg - Foreigners were net buyers of R1.300bn of South African shares in the week ended December 30 after net sales of R1.553bn worth of local shares the week before, according to figures released by the JSE.

Foreigners bought R3.683bn worth of shares and sold R2.383bn of shares last week.

In the week ended December 31 2010, foreigners were net buyers of R819.350m worth of local shares.

For 2011, foreigners were net sellers of R17.184bn worth of local shares, compared with net purchases of R36.410bn for 2010.

In 2009 foreigners were net buyers of R75.418bn worth of shares compared with net sales of R54.439bn worth of shares in 2008.

 
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