TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Foreign investors sold a net
417.3 billion yen ($4.1 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
Mar 2-8 -417.3 411.0 447.9
Feb 24-Mar 1 -77.4 -387.4 739.8
JAPANESE INVESTMENT ABROAD: (a minus sign indicates net selling
and inflows of funds into Japan)

stocks bonds bills
Mar 2-8 63.9 741.6 -12.6
Feb 24-Mar 1 212.9 567.7 45.8
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.