SoftBank Corp stock closes at JPY 245.9, down 0.16 percent at the Tokyo close
Published on 09/25/2026 at 20:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
SoftBank Corp closed at JPY 245.9 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on September 25, 2026, down JPY 0.4 or 0.16 percent from JPY 246.3. The stock underperformed the Nikkei 225, which gained 1.30 percent, by 1.46 percentage points. The next scheduled share-market event is the September 29, 2026 ex-dividend date.
The session on September 25, 2026 in figures
SoftBank Corp (ISIN JP3732000009) opened at JPY 246.0 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and reached a session high of JPY 247.9. The shares touched a session low of JPY 245.5 before finishing at JPY 245.9. The stock's intraday range was JPY 2.4, while volume reached 74,666,600 shares. The stock ended 0.16 percent lower after trading close to the session low and finished below the previous close of JPY 246.3.
Japanese technology buying supports the market
The Nikkei 225 rose 1.30 percent to 66,364.20 on September 25, 2026, while SoftBank Corp fell 0.16 percent. The SPA reported that buying in semiconductor and artificial intelligence-related shares lifted Japanese indices. The report also linked market support to demand for dividend-paying financial stocks ahead of the September 28 interim dividend deadline. The broader TOPIX gained 1.31 percent to 4,128.59.
Oil prices and bond-market conditions also shaped the session. Trading Economics reported that retreating oil prices and an easing global bond selloff supported equities. The same report said the Nikkei extended its winning streak to five sessions. Those market factors accompanied a broad advance in Japanese shares even as SoftBank Corp moved lower.
Nikkei, telecom peers and September 25, 2026 trading
NTT closed at JPY 176 on September 25, 2026, up 0.69 percent, according to Tokyo Stock Exchange market data. KDDI finished at JPY 3,039.0, up 0.26 percent, while LY Corporation ended at JPY 509.8, down 1.92 percent. SoftBank Corp therefore lagged NTT by 1.38 percentage points and KDDI by 0.42 percentage points. The Nikkei 225's 850.21-point gain contrasted with SoftBank Corp's JPY 0.4 decline.
Ex-dividend date on September 29, 2026
The ex-dividend date for SoftBank Corp is September 29, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The listed cash dividend is JPY 4.40 per share. Yahoo Finance lists November 5, 2026 as the estimated earnings date, extending beyond the next five trading sessions.
