May 17 (Reuters) – Foreign investors were net sellers of Asian bonds for a second straight month in April as a strong U.S. dollar and uncertainties around the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts dampened appetite.
Investors net sold bonds worth $1.91 billion from Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea, although the disposals were was significantly lower than $4.69 billion in March.
Indian bonds also experienced a shift, with these investors pulling out $1.31 billion, halting a year-long buying streak.
In Thailand, the outflow continued for a fifth month, totaling about $881 million.
Conversely, South Korean and Malaysian bonds attracted $1.86 billion and $122 million worth of foreign capital, respectively.
“While tensions in the Middle East have subsided and the U.S. Federal Reserve is still expected to reduce rates at some stage, the level of uncertainty is higher than normal,” said Khoon Goh, head of Asia Research at ANZ.
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Reporting by Gaurav Dogra and Patturaja Murugaboopathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K
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