Foreign investors sell C$1.41 billion of Canadian securities in December

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17 February 2016

Foreign investors sell C$1.41 billion of Canadian securities in December

Statistics Canada released foreign investment figures on Wednesday. Foreign investors sold C$1.41 billion of Canadian securities in December, after an investment of C$2.94 billion in November. November's figure was revised up from an investment of C$2.58 billion.

The divestment was led by federal government debt securities.

Canadian investors added C$17.4 billion of foreign securities in December, mainly U.S. securities.

Option expiries for today's 10:00 ET NY cut

Canada: Foreign Securities Purchases, December -1.41

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