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Japanese retail investors still prefer foreign equities despite repeated rallies at home. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty and Toshiki Sasazu)
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Japan's revamped NISA program seen benefiting U.S., Indian stocks

Japanese retail continues to favor foreign equities even as domestic stocks surge

LISA KIM, Nikkei staff writer | Japan

TOKYO -- Japanese investors taking part in a new tax-free investment program are favoring foreign over domestic equities, reflecting continuing fears about the stability of their home market.

The new version of the Nippon Individual Savings Account, or NISA took effect at the start of the year with an unlimited tax-saving period and a higher annual investment limit of 3.6 million yen ($24,000).

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