Investment inflow and outflow drop sharply

Foreigners are holding more yuan deposits, according to data from China's forex regulators.

At the end of June, non-residents held 1.07 trillion yuan of deposits --up 69 billion yuan from the end of the first quarter. The volatile figures are in investment -- direct inbound investment was 442 million US dollars in the second quarter, shrinking 70 percent from the previous quarter. Outbound investment amounted to just 135 million US dollars in Q2, a mere 5 percent of first quarter.s number.