Foreign investors purchase C$13.51 billion of Canadian securities in January

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16 March 2016

Foreign investors purchase C$13.51 billion of Canadian securities in January

Statistics Canada released foreign investment figures on Wednesday. Foreign investors purchased C$13.51 billion of Canadian securities in January, after a divestment of C$1.40 billion in December. December's figure was revised up from a divestment of C$1.41 billion.

The investment was led by Canadian private corporate debt securities.

Canadian investors sold C$13.8 billion of foreign securities in January, mainly equities.

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