INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian bonds saw outflows of $181 million last month.Foreign flows into emerging Asian bonds turned negative for the first time in four
months in January, data showed, suggesting that a shift away from a tightening bias for regional central banks is dimming the attraction of
its debt.Foreigners sold a net $3.27 billion worth of bonds last month, the highest since June 2018, data from central banks and bond market
associations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and India showed.The five markets attracted $10.1 billion worth of foreign money
in 2018.Most Asian central banks raised their policy rates last year in an effort to defend their currencies and curb capital outflows as
a cautious approach in a signal that the tightening phase might be coming to an end amid rising risks to growth.The slowdown in global
growth and pressure from trade frictions have also prompted Asian central banks to signal a more accommodative policy stance, which in turn
has diminished the appeal for the region's bonds.South Korean bond markets led the region with an outflow of $3.36 billion, followed by
soon given the challenging domestic economic outlook, the debt outflows appear to be due to a switch in positioning by investors, following
strong inflows in 2018," said Khoon Goh, ANZ's Head of Asia Research in a report.Thai and Indian bonds also saw outflows of $336 million and
$181 million, respectively, last month.Bucking the trend, Indonesian bonds received inflows of $1.2 billion after an outflow in December."A
stable currency, proactive central bank stance and declining domestic inflation alongside attractive yields, helped to incite a strong
return of foreign investment inflows to Indonesia's bond markets," said Mitul Kotecha, senior emerging markets strategist at TD Securities,
