TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Foreign investors remained net

buyers of Japanese stocks last week for a 12th consecutive week,

capital flows data released on Thursday showed.

Foreigners purchased a net 419.5 billion yen ($4.5

billion)worth of shares in the week through Feb. 2, after they

bought a net 248.1 billion yen in the previous week.

Japanese investors sold a net 369.7 billion yen of foreign

bonds in the latest week after purchasing a net 662.8 billion

yen the week before.

Details of net investments were as follows (in billion yen):

FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN:

(net)

stocks bonds bills

Jan 27 - Feb 2 +419.5 -265.5 +689.8

Jan 20 - Jan 26 +248.1r -228.3r -521.5

JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD:

(net; a minus sign indicates net selling and inflows of

funds into Japan)

stocks bonds bills

Jan 27 - Feb 2 -352.9 -369.7 +8.4

Jan 20 - Jan 26 -254.1 +662.8r -66.0

Notes:

- An 'r' denotes a revised figure.

- Bonds include beneficiary certificates.

- Figures are based on contracts and are rounded.

- The MOF's capital flows data can be found in English at:

http://link.reuters.com/syk43s

- The MOF's portfolio flows data can be found in English at:

http://link.reuters.com/tyk43s

($1 = 93.510 Japanese yen)

(Reporting by Tokyo Markets Team; Editing by Chris Gallagher)

Keywords: JAPAN ECONOMY/CAPFLOW

(tokyo.markets@thomsonreuters.com)(+81-3-6441-1872)

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