Offshore investors net sellers of South African stocks, buy bonds

Offshore investors sold a net R2.8 billion of South African stocks last week and bought R5.7 billion of bonds, data from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange showed on Monday.

STOCKS

Week ended 15.11.2019

Week ended 16.11.2018  

Year-to-date   2019        

Year-to-date   2018

Purchases (R bn)

12.5

17.07

784.71

976.79

Sales (R bn)

15.3

21.91

885.17

1 000.51

Net purchases (R bn)

-2.8

-4.84

-100.47

-23.72

BONDS

Week ended 15.11.2019

Week ended 16.11.2018  

Year-to-date   2019        

Year-to-date   2018

Purchases (R bn)

31.37

18.06

1 259.24

1 133.64

Sales (R bn)

25.64

17.9

1 285.65

1 221.46

Net purchases (R bn)

5.73

0.16

-26.41

-87.82

Source: moneyweb.co.za