TOKYO -- Foreign investors snatched up Japanese stocks in record numbers for a single month in October, pushing the Nikkei Stock Average past 50,000, with artificial intelligence-related stocks driving the rally.
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Tokyo Stock Exchange data shows that 20% of the net buying of Japanese stocks from April to September came from North America. (Japan Exchange Group)
TOKYO -- Foreign investors snatched up Japanese stocks in record numbers for a single month in October, pushing the Nikkei Stock Average past 50,000, with artificial intelligence-related stocks driving the rally.