Foreigners Bought C$13.3 Billion of Canada Securities in January

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Foreigners bought a net C$13.3 billion ($13 billion) of Canadian securities in January led by the biggest purchase of corporate debt in more than a decade, government figures showed.

Investors abroad acquired a net C$11.9 billion of bonds and sold C$241 million of money-market paper in January, while also purchasing C$1.66 billion of equities, Statistics Canada said today from Ottawa.