Foreign portfolio investments turned negative in October with the month recording the biggest net outflow in nearly a year, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data released on Thursday showed.

The $563.42-million net “hot money” outflow was a reversal from September’s net inflow of $112.63 million. A year earlier, portfolio investments posted a net inflow of $59.87 million.

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