MUFG stock slips as Japan snap-election shock lifts bond yields and puts BOJ in focus
Tokyo, Jan 20, 2026, 06:43 JST — Premarket Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T) ended Monday down 1.24%, closing at 2,953 yen after a session that saw the stock swing between 2,924 and 2,975 yen. Its 52-week peak remains at 3,015 yen. (Yahoo Finance) Politics spilled into Japan’s rates market as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced a snap election and vowed to suspend an 8% food sales tax for two years. Investors quickly adjusted their view on fiscal risk. The 10-year Japanese government bond yield jumped to 2.275% on Monday—a 27-year peak—as yields rose alongside falling bond prices. (Reuters) This is