TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Foreign investors sold a net 156.9
billion yen ($1.58 billion) 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
February 22-28 -156.9 243.3 1078.4
February 15-21 -450.8 -76.5r 306.4

JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (a minus sign indicates net
selling and inflow of funds into Japan)

stocks bonds bills
February 22-28 76.7 312.0 23.3
February 15-21 215.1 1240.9r 54.9

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.
($1=99.05 Yen)