Investing.com -- International investors purchased a net total of C$14.37 billion in Canada securities during December, as reported by Statistics Canada.
Foreign investors showed interest in various types of bonds, with C$7.1 billion invested in Canadian bonds. A large portion of these investments went to Canadian government bonds, which attracted C$15.26 billion.
Federal government bonds also experienced substantial foreign investment, with C$13.88 billion being invested in December.
Provincial and municipal government bonds drew a comparatively smaller amount of foreign investment, with C$1.39 billion invested in these securities. In addition, foreign investors bought C$0.53 billion of Canadian stocks and investment fund shares.
Foreign investment was also observed in the Canadian money market, where international investors purchased C$6.74 billion of Canadian money market paper in December.
Meanwhile, Canadian investors also ventured into foreign markets, buying C$3.77 billion worth of foreign securities during the same period.
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