Feb 19 (Reuters) - Foreigners reduced their holdings of Canadian securities by C$1.92 billion ($1.90 billion) in December, due mainly to large retirements of bonds and equities, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.

Canadian investors bought C$5.47 billion worth of securities abroad, led by purchases of U.S. government bonds. It was the fourth straight month of Canadian investment.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright Thomson Reuters 2013. All rights reserved.

The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.