SoftBank Group stock loses 3.67 percent pre-market to EUR 34.14
Published on 10/08/2026 at 08:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
SoftBank Group stock was down 3.67 percent pre-market at EUR 34.14 on October 8, 2026, at 8:32 a.m. CEST, according to Lang & Schwarz. The prior close at Lang & Schwarz was EUR 35.44 on October 7, 2026.
Pre-market trading
Lang & Schwarz quoted a bid of EUR 34.03 and an ask of EUR 34.25 for SoftBank Group. The stock was trading ahead of the Xetra open, which is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. CEST. The further course from the Xetra open at 9:00 a.m. CET/CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of SoftBank Group stock.
OpenAI investment completed
In a release dated October 1, 2026, SoftBank Group Corp. said it had executed the third and final tranche of its follow-on investment in OpenAI through SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The investment amounted to USD 10.0 billion, or JPY 1,579.6 billion at the company’s stated conversion rate of USD 1 to JPY 157.96. The transaction completed the previously announced USD 30.0 billion follow-on program, bringing SoftBank Group’s cumulative investment in OpenAI to USD 64.6 billion and its ownership interest to approximately 13 percent.
Bridge facility status
SoftBank Group said the third tranche was funded with proceeds from foreign-currency senior notes. Effective September 30, 2026, it canceled the remaining USD 10.0 billion of undrawn capacity under a bridge facility with a total amount of USD 40.0 billion. The company said that, following the cancellation and an earlier repayment, all borrowings under the facility had been repaid and no undrawn commitments remained.
