SoftBank Shares Slide 6% as Credit Risk Gauges Hit Multi-Year High Amid AI Funding Strain

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• SoftBank Group shares fell 6.0% to 4,554 yen on Tuesday; the company's five-year credit-default-swap premium rose to 432 basis points, its highest level in about four years, signaling deteriorating perceived credit quality amid what the report called "AI-related funding strain," along with reports of a potential large acquisition whose target and size were not disclosed.
• The selloff extended to the broader Japanese tech and chip sector, with credit-rating agencies flagging AI-related debt burdens, China's CXMT raising oversupply concerns with its rapid revenue growth, and South Korea's SK Hynix falling sharply on a possible dual listing of its US subsidiary; Tokyo Electron, Advantest, Disco, Renesas, and Kioxia all declined alongside SoftBank.
• The Nikkei 225 fell 911 points (1.4%) to about 64,005 and the Topix dropped 1.5%, with SoftBank's decline alone pulling the Nikkei down roughly 206 points; SoftBank's 52-week high stands at 9,074 yen, and the company is due to report earnings on November 10.

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