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☆ SoftBank seen returning to profit as tech stocks gain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Anton Bridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. SoftBank is set to post net profit of 75 billion yen ($525 million) for April-June, showed the average of four analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv. "Public valuations in tech are trending up again and I would expect private valuations to follow suit," said Bulk. Recent activity by SoftBank includes its creation of a joint venture to build automated warehouses and investment in insurance tech company Tractable. "SoftBank mandated Arm to reinvest all of its profit to enter new markets," New Street Research's Bulk said.

Persons: Issei Kato TOKYO, Masayoshi Son, Rolf Bulk, Refinitiv, Macquarie, Paul Golding, Anton Bridge, Sam Nussey, Christopher Cushing Organizations: SoftBank, REUTERS, Vision Fund, Alibaba, HK, New, Research, Vision, Analysts, Nvidia, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan

Stronger than expected economic data pushed Treasury yields higher and steered investors toward economically sensitive sectors as recession fears eased. But buyers shied away from some rate-sensitive growth sectors due to concerns the Fed would keep interest rates higher for longer. After a health check showed that the biggest U.S. banks have enough capital to weather a severe economic slump the S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) closed up 2.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 269.76 points, or 0.8%, to 34,122.42, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 19.58 points, or 0.45%, to 4,396.44 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 0.42 points to 13,591.33. The S&P 500 posted 44 new 52-week highs and 2 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 90 new highs and 90 new lows.

Persons: Mona Mahajan, Louis, Edward Jones, Russell, Jerome Powell, Brendan McDermid, Air Jordan, Sinéad Carew, Sruthi Shankar, Johann M, Shinjini Ganguli, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, St, Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Brendan McDermid Traders, Reuters, Nvidia, Microsoft, SOX, Micron Technology, Occidental Petroleum, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Nike, Air, LeBron, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, megacaps, Philadelphia, New York, Bengaluru

[1/5] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 29, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidJune 29 (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday as bank shares rallied after major lenders cleared the Federal Reserve's annual stress test, while strong economic data stoked expectations of further interest rate hikes from the central bank. Stronger than expected economic data pushed Treasury yields higher and steered investors toward economically sensitive sectors as recession fears eased. Buyers shied away from rate-sensitive growth sectors due to concerns that the Fed would keep interest rates higher for longer. After a health check showed that the biggest U.S. banks have enough capital to weather a severe economic slump the S&P 500 banks index (.SPXBK) gained.

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