Jan 16 (Reuters) - Offshore accounts continued to offload South African bonds and
equities during the second week of the year, selling 2.9 billion rand ($355.56 million) worth of
shares and 768 million rand in bonds, data from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange showed
on Monday.
Foreign accounts sold 473 million rand in local assets last week.
Below are tables outlining purchases, sales and net purchases for the week, for the same
period in 2011, for the year-to-date and the year-to-date in 2011.
Equities
Week ended Week ended Year-to-date Year-to-date
13/01/2012 14/01/2011 2012 2011
Purchases 8.4 12.7 14.9 20.7
Sales 11.3 10.2 17.8 17.1
Net Purchases -2.9 2.4 -3.0 3.7
Bonds
Week ended Week ended Year-to-date Year-to-date
13/01/2012 14/01/2011 2012 2011
Purchases 12.8 15.7 19.2 28.4
Sales 13.6 22.6 20.4 34.9
Net Purchases -0.8 -6.9 -1.1 -6.5
($1 = 8.1562 South African rand)
(Reporting by Xola Potelwa)
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