SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan saw its shares fall over 5% on August 19, 2025, after announcing a $2 billion investment in Intel Corp., despite recently posting a nine-day winning streak.
SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, witnessed its shares plunge more than 5% after announcing a $2 billion investment in Intel Corp., the American semiconductor giant based in Santa Clara, California.
As part of the deal, SoftBank will acquire Intel’s common stock at $23 per share, compared to Intel’s closing price of $23.66 on August 18, 2025. The announcement ended SoftBank’s nine-day winning streak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Meanwhile, broader Asia-Pacific markets closed lower on August 19, 2025, as investors tracked overnight declines on Wall Street ahead of the upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
- Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.38% to 43,546.29, while the Topix Index slipped 0.14% to 3,116.63.
- In South Korea, the Kospi dropped 0.81% to 3,151.56, while the Kosdaq slid 1.26% to 787.96.
- China’s CSI 300 fell 0.38% to 4,223.37 after hitting a multi-year high in its previous session.
- Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index remained flat, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7% to 8,896.2.
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In contrast, Indian markets bucked the regional downtrend, with the Nifty 50 rising 0.44% and the BSE Sensex up 0.48%.
On Wall Street, U.S. benchmarks traded near the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 44,911.82, down 0.08%, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to 6,449.15. The Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.03% to 21,629.77, as weakness in Meta Platforms and Microsoft pressured tech stocks.
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