Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Stock Surges Toward Fresh Highs as BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Grow and $3.2B Capital-Risk Deal Lands
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. stock (TSE: 8316; NYSE ADR: SMFG) is back in the spotlight on December 15, 2025, riding a powerful mix of Japan interest-rate momentum, capital return tailwinds, and new corporate headlines that underscore how aggressively Japan’s megabanks are optimizing balance sheets for a post-negative-rate world. In Tokyo, SMFG shares closed at ¥5,090, up 2.35%, after trading as high as ¥5,107—right at the top of the stock’s 52-week range. Investing.com Meanwhile, in U.S. trading, the SMFG ADR changed hands around $19.71 in the latest update available Monday afternoon. Today’s moves aren’t about a single earnings print. Instead,