企業の買越額、過去最高　２４年、自社株買い活発―東証・名証

　東証が１０日発表した東京、名古屋２市場の２０２４年の投資部門別株式売買状況によると、事業法人（一般企業）の買越額が７兆８８４１億円となり、２２年以来、過去最高を更新した。企業の自社株買いの活発化が要因。
　２４年は日経平均株価が史上最高値を更新した。東証は２３年以降、資本効率や株価を意識した経営を上場企業に求めており、企業は１株当たりの価値を上げるため、自社株買いを強化。市場関係者は「積極的な自社株買いが海外投資家の買いを誘い、株高に貢献した」（大手証券）と指摘した。（2025/01/10-19:21）

Nonfinancial companies scored a record annual buying excess of 7,884.1 billion yen for Japanese stocks in 2024, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Friday.
   Listed companies bought back their own shares vigorously last year, when the benchmark Nikkei 225 index rewrote its all-time high for the first time in 34 years.
   In 2023, the TSE requested listed companies to do more to improve their capital efficiency and stock prices, triggering waves of share buybacks.
   "Aggressive share buybacks induced overseas investors to buy Japanese shares, contributing to higher stock prices," a major brokerage house official said.
   Last year, both buying and selling of Japanese stocks by foreign investors exceeded 700 trillion yen, renewing their record highs.