Canadian Investment in Foreign Securities Hits All-Time High.

Canadian investors purchased a record amount of foreign securities, totaling C$29.4 billion ($21.8 billion), in December of last year. This marks the largest net outflow of purchases into foreign stocks and bonds since 1988. The surge in investment was driven by Canadian investors' demand for US large-cap technology shares and investment fund shares tracking broad US equity market indexes. Additionally, Canadian investment in non-US shares, particularly European equities, also contributed to the record. Conversely, foreigners showed less interest in Canadian equities but increased their investment in Canadian debt, particularly federal government bonds and money market paper. [Extracted from the article]