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Foreigners sell R2.315bn SA shares

Johannesburg - Foreigners were net sellers of R2.315bn of South African shares in the week ended January 21 after being net buyers of R2.450bn  of local shares the week before, according to figures released by the JSE.

Foreigners bought R11.246bn worth of shares and sold R13.560bn of shares last week.

In the week ended January 22 2010, foreigners were net buyers of R2.099bn worth of local shares.

In the year to date, foreigners have been net buyers of R1.335bn worth of local shares, compared with net purchases of R3.126bn for the corresponding period in 2010.

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

In 2007 foreigners bought R63.272bn worth of shares and in 2006 they bought a net R73.698bn worth of shares.
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