BOJ buys 100 bln yen stock ETFs on Friday, matching record purchase – Reuters

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TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan again bought Japanese stock exchange traded funds (ETFs) on Friday, central bank data showed, and with its buying matched the record amount purchased in a single day set earlier this week.
Aside from its small daily purchase of ETFs targeted to encourage companies’ capital expenditure, the BOJ on Friday bought 100.2 billion yen ($953 million) of ETFs, just as much as the record amount it purchased on Monday. ($1 = 105.1000 yen)
Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Kevin Liffey
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