Japan's SoftBank shares slide 7% as tech stock options bets unnerve investors

Japan's SoftBank shares slide 7% as tech stock options bets unnerve investors

FILE PHOTO: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son bows his head after his presentation at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

SoftBank Group Corp closed down 7% as the conglomerate’s bets on equity derivatives tied to listed technology companies made investors uncomfortable amid a decline in markets.

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