Canada: International transactions in securities increase in April

Foreign investment in Canadian securities strengthened further in April, reaching a 3-month high of C$8.22 billion from C$6.44 billion (revised) in March, exceeding analysts' expectations of C$5.45 billion.

Canadian Investment in Foreign Securities increased from C$1.73 billion in March to C$3.31 billion in April, led by divestment in US government bonds, according to data provided by Statistics Canada.

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