TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Foreign investors sold a net 52.5
billion yen ($557.3 million) of Japanese stocks last week,
capital flows data released by Japan's Ministry of Finance showed
on Thursday.

Details of net investments were as follows (in billion yen).
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN: (net)

stocks bonds bills
July 5-11 -52.5 130.6 -568.4
June 28-Jul 4 83.6r 398.7r 487.8
JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (a minus sign indicates net selling
and inflow of funds into Japan)

stocks bonds bills
July 5-11 52.4 679.3 -22.2
June 28-Jul 4 134.4 -474.3r 10.7r

Note:

- "r" notes revised figure

- As of January 2005, the ministry changed its calculation
methods for weekly capital flows to match its Balance of Payments
figures and previous data are not directly comparable.

- Bonds include beneficiary certificates.

- Figures are based on contracts and are rounded.
(Reporting by Rika Otsuka)