TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Foreign investors bought a net 1.0037 trillion yen ($9.16 billion) of Japanese stocks in September after buying a net 1.5982 trillion yen's worth in August, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.

Net purchases of foreign bonds by Japanese investors, based on contracts, totalled 2.6833 trillion yen in September compared with net sales of 654.4 billion yen the previous month. ($1=109.51 Yen)