TSX:8306 News 9 December 2025 - 7 February 2026

MUFG shares closed up 2.5% at 2,951.5 yen in Tokyo on Friday, rebounding to the top of the day’s range. The bank signaled it may rebuild Japanese government bond holdings as yields stabilize, even as it reported 200 billion yen in unrealized bond losses at end-2025. Investors are watching Sunday’s election, bond yields, and the yen for Monday’s open.

Dow futures fell 728 points, or 1.47%, before Tuesday’s open after President Trump threatened new tariffs on Europe over Greenland. Gold surged to a record above $4,700 an ounce as investors sought safety. The dollar slipped while Treasury yields rose. GSK agreed to buy RAPT Therapeutics for $2.2 billion, sending RAPT shares higher in premarket trade.

Tokyo, December 9, 2025 — The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw brisk trading on Tuesday as investors navigated a powerful overnight earthquake, a steadier yen and global jitters ahead of this week’s pivotal U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The Nikkei 225 inched up 0.14% to close at 50,651.75, while semiconductor shares outperformed, pushing the Nikkei Semiconductor Stock Index about 0.75% higher. indexes.nikkei.co.jp At the single-stock level, turnover was concentrated in a cluster of telecom, financial, energy, chip and consumer names. NTT, Sony Financial Group, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Kioxia topped the most active list by volume, with