Asian equities lure foreign money for second straight month in July

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August 11, 2020

Foreign investors were net buyers of Asian shares for a second straight month, helped by a recovery in regional economic activity and a surge in demand for technology shares.

Overseas investors bought a net $1.2 billion worth of regional equities last month, compared with a $4.4 billion in June, data from stock exchanges in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam showed.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares rose 4.29% last month, thanks to a 12.8% surge in technology shares.

“Ample global liquidity, a recovery in Asia’s growth pulse and a broadly contained pandemic situation in the region have supported the inflows,” said Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at ANZ, in a note.

“The weaker USD has also been supportive of Asian asset prices.”

Tech reliant South Korean equities received a net $725.6 million in inflows last month, while Taiwanese shares attracted $189.39 million worth of foreign money.

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Indian shares saw an inflow of $ 1.02 billion, the highest in the region, despite concerns over a surge in COVID-19 cases.

On the other hand, Thailand shares recorded outflows worth $315.3 million in June, marking the eleventh straight month of net foreign selling, while the Philippines witnessed its ninth consecutive outflow of $124 million.

In the Philippines, infections surged nearly seven-fold to more than 136,000, while deaths more than doubled since the lockdown was lifted in June, prompting authorities to reimpose curbs in and around Manila last week.

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Indonesian and Vietnamese shares also faced some outflows last month.

“We are seeing a mixed picture,” said Jingyi Pan, a Singapore-based market strategist at financial services firm IG.

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“Broadly, Asia markets outside of China are expected to see recovery improve into the end of year that may find investors cautiously returning to the market.”

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