TOKYO : Shares of Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd and SoftBank Group Corp fell sharply on Wednesday, a day after both unveiled earnings that fell short of expectations, as tech firms around the globe send a cautionary signal to investors.Shares of Nintendo were down 8.3 per cent in early Tokyo trade, while SoftBa
TOKYO : Shares of Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd and SoftBank Group Corp fell sharply on Wednesday, a day after both unveiled earnings that fell short of expectations, as tech firms around the globe send a cautionary signal to investors.
Shares of Nintendo were down 8.3 per cent in early Tokyo trade, while SoftBank shares were down 6.6 per cent.
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