11.   Officials at the U.S. Treasury declined today to comment on the possibility that foreign purchases of U.S. securities might be slowing.

12.   One senator, Fritz Hollings of South Carolina, has already proposed legislation barring such a foreign purchase.

13.   Prices of Treasury securities rose, helped by foreign purchases and reinforced by a better-than-expected auction of five-year notes.

14.   South Korea plans to ease regulations on foreign purchases of Korean real estate in a bid to promote investment, the Ministry of Construction and Transportation said.

15.   That was because foreign net purchases of Japanese stocks leapt upward, sparked by the recovery in the equity market here.

16.   The deficit would have been even wider this year were it not for major foreign purchases of US stocks and bonds.

17.   The net foreign purchase of Treasury securities fell, reflecting weaker sales to Japanese investors.

18.   The U.S. Treasury declined today to comment on the possibility that foreign purchases of U.S. securities might be slowing.

19.   The wave of foreign purchases has boosted Latin share generally, said Gawaine Lewis, Latin American portfolio manager for Aberdeen Asset Management.

20.   Major foreign purchases by China frequently involve lengthy and complex negotiations and can be affected by politics.