Japanese Shares Fall as SoftBank Tumbles

2025-12-11 03:25 By Jam Kaimo Samonte 1 min. read

The Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to close at 50,149, while the Topix declined 0.94% to 3,357 on Thursday, reversing gains from earlier in the session as a sharp drop in SoftBank Group weighed on the local market.

Japanese investing giant SoftBank dropped more than 7% after US tech firm Oracle plunged over 11% in after-hours trading on a revenue miss and weak profit guidance.

The two companies, along with OpenAI, had previously announced plans to develop AI data centers in the US under their Stargate project.

Other major names also weakened, including Lasertec, Fujikura, Mitsubishi Heavy, Sanrio, and Nintendo, which fell 1.6% to 4.6%.

Meanwhile, the US Federal Reserve delivered its third cut of 2025 but signaled a more measured easing trajectory for next year.

Domestically, stocks faced additional pressure from growing expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike next week.



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