Foreign investors sold out of emerging market stocks in October by the most since the COVID-19 market sell-off in early 2020, but inflows to EM bonds and debt more than offset the outflow, data from a banking trade group showed on Friday. The October monthly net total inflow of $1.9 billion compares with a $56.4 billion inflow in September and an $8.1 billion outflow in October 2023, data from the Institute of International Finance showed. Stock portfolios saw a $25.5 billion outflow, the largest since March 2020, while bonds attracted $27.4 billion.