TOKYO, April 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Rakuten Bank Ltd ... which has seen four years of losses from the costly build-out and struggles of its mobile phone business. Reporting by David Dolan; Editing ... ( read original story ...)
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Rakuten Bank shares pop in Tokyo debut after downsizing $625 million IPO
Shares of Rakuten Bank Ltd surged as much as 40 per cent in their market debut on Friday, reflecting robust demand for the internet lender after it downsized its $625 million initial public offering ...
UPDATE 2-Rakuten Bank surges in debut after raising $625 mln in Japan’s biggest IPO in years
Shares of Rakuten Bank Ltd surged by more than a third in their market debut on Friday, after the internet bank raised $625 million in Japan's largest initial public offering (IPO) in more than four ...
Japan’s Nikkei edges lower ahead of BOJ meeting
Japan's Nikkei share average inched lower on Friday, erasing early gains driven by the strong performance of chip-related shares, as investors were cautions about making active bets ahead of Bank of ...
Rakuten Bank surges in debut after raising US$625mil in Japan’s biggest IPO in years
TOKYO: Shares of Rakuten Bank Ltd surged by more than a third in their market debut on Friday, after the internet bank raised $625 million in Japan's largest initial public offering (IPO) in more than ...
Japan finmin: 140 bln yen of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds sold in Japan
Japan's financial watchdog has confirmed that about 140 billion yen of Credit Suisse's Additional Tier-1 bonds were sold to mainly wealthy domestic investors in Japan, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki ...
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