SoftBank posts first quarterly profit in over a year on bull market

Shares rise 11% ahead of earnings as tech investments show gains

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SoftBank Group benefited from the rise in the value of its tech investments. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita) 

WATARU SUZUKI and RYOHTAROH SATO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group on Thursday reported its first quarterly profit in more than a year, thanks to a rise in the value of its tech investments.

The Japanese investment company posted a net profit of 950 billion yen ($6.39 billion) for the October-December quarter, compared with a 783.4 billion yen loss a year earlier. For the April-December period, SoftBank still booked a net loss of 458.7 billion yen.

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