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Stocks in Japan fell Friday, as the Nikkei Stock Average declined 4.2% to 69360.88.

SoftBank Group Corp. posted the largest decline, dropping 13% to Y6,226, followed by shares of Kioxia Holdings Corp., which dropped 11% to Y92,180. Shares of Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. dropped 11% to Y16,780.

Kao Corp. was the biggest gainer during the session, gaining 4.9% to Y6,544, and Haseko Corp. gained 3.3% to Y2,853. Olympus Corp. rounded out the top three movers, as shares gained 3.0% to Y1,684.

On the currency front, the yen strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to Y161.71.

In the bond markets, the two-year Japanese government bond yield fell 0.72 basis point to 1.406% and the 10-year JGB yield fell 2.28 basis point to 2.608%. In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell 1.30 basis point to 4.382%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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June 26, 2026 03:00 ET (07:00 GMT)

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