SoftBank Group

Nikkei Futures Updates

SoftBank Group experienced a decline of up to 10% on Wednesday following the announcement of its complete divestment from U.S. chipmaker Nvidia for $5.83 billion. This move reflects the Japanese conglomerate’s strategy to leverage its significant investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. SoftBank’s shares ended the trading session down by 3.46%, closing at 21,910. Read More

Nikkei Futures

Japan’s Nikkei 225 on Wednesday fell below the 50,000 threshold before recovering some losses, reflecting a broader downturn in Asian markets as investors moved away from AI-related equities. The Nikkei experienced a decline of 2.5%, closing at 50,212.27 after a drop exceeding 4%, while the Topix fell by 1.26%, finishing at 3,268.29. Shares in Japan’s Read More