Foreign buying of debt securities at 22-month high


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KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors remained net buyers of Malaysia’s debt securities for the third successive month with January 2020’s purchases up RM3.6bil versus December 2019 net RM8.1bil, according to Kenanga Investment Bank Research.

The total amount held by foreigners reached a 22-month high in January at RM208.2bil from December’s RM204.7bil and its share to total Malaysia’s debt inched up to 13.9%, a 15-month high.

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