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. TOKYO – The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Japan’s capital city fell Monday to its lowest point in two months. South Korea, meanwhile, reported its lowest daily total since November, and a government official in Seoul said restrictions on social distancing and business closures may ease in the coming weeks. With many U.S. service members taking time off to watch the Super Bowl, reports of new coronavirus infections over the weekend until 6 p.m. Monday were comparatively low. Bases in Japan reported two and South Korea reported 24 from the previous two weeks. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday reported another 276 people had contracted the virus, the lowest one-day count since Dec. 7, also a Monday, according to public broadcaster NHK and metro government data.
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(Reuters) - Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian equities in January, after three consecutive months of buying, as they booked profits amid worries over rising coronavirus cases and lofty stock valuations.
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Overseas investors were net sellers of a combined total of $5.52 billion in South Korean, Taiwanese, Philippine, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Indian stocks last month, stock exchange data showed.
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Global COVID-19 cases crossed over 100 million last month with more than 2 million dead, and some delay in vaccine distribution around the world also curbed risk appetite.
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Asian Equities See Outflows In Jan On Worries Over Valuations, COVID-19 Cases
Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian equities in January, after three consecutive months of buying, as they booked profits amid worries over rising coronavirus cases and lofty stock valuations.
FOLLOW US ON: Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian equities in January, after three consecutive months of buying, as they booked profits amid worries over rising coronavirus cases and lofty stock valuations.
Overseas investors were net sellers of a combined total of $5.52 billion in South Korean, Taiwanese, Philippine, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Indian stocks last month, stock exchange data showed.