SoftBank Group is trading at ¥5227 (-10.34%) after investors reacted to its planned ¥1 trillion seven-year retail bond sale for AI investments.
- The offering would be Japan’s largest retail corporate bond issue, raising concerns about SoftBank’s already substantial debt load and higher financing costs.
- Rising Japanese and U.S. government yields pressured AI and technology valuations.
- Trading activity was elevated amid a broader technology-sector selloff.