Group 1 - SoftBank Group's stock price fell by over 10% after announcing the liquidation of its entire stake in NVIDIA, cashing out $5.83 billion [1] - The funds from the NVIDIA sale will be used to support a $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI [1] - SoftBank sold 32.1 million shares of NVIDIA and raised $9.17 billion by reducing its position in T-Mobile [1] Group 2 - SoftBank's CFO stated the intention to maintain financial strength while creating more investment opportunities for investors [1] - Despite the unexpected liquidation of NVIDIA shares, this is not the first time SoftBank has divested from the chip giant, having previously sold its entire stake in 2019 [1] - Analysts view the move as a bullish signal for SoftBank's commitment to generative AI, with a focus on OpenAI and strategic hardware partnerships, particularly with Arm Holdings [1] Group 3 - The sell-off has impacted several technology companies in the Asia-Pacific region, with semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer Advantest and chip production equipment maker Tokyo Electron both seeing declines of over 2% [2] - TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry, experienced a 1.39% drop in its stock price, while South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix fell nearly 2% [2]

Group 1 - SoftBank Group's stock price fell by over 10% after announcing the complete divestment of its shares in NVIDIA, cashing out $5.83 billion [1] - The funds from the NVIDIA sale will support SoftBank's $22.5 billion investment in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT [1] - SoftBank sold 32.1 million shares of NVIDIA and raised $9.17 billion by reducing its position in T-Mobile [1] Group 2 - Despite the unexpected divestment from NVIDIA, this is not the first time SoftBank has exited its position in the chip giant, having previously sold a $4 billion stake in 2019 [1] - Analysts view the NVIDIA sell-off as a bullish signal for SoftBank's strategy rather than a bearish one [1] - SoftBank maintains a strategic focus on hardware, particularly through its controlling stake in Arm Holdings, which supports mobile devices and AI processors [1] Group 3 - The sell-off has also impacted several technology companies in the Asia-Pacific region, with semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer Advantest and chip production equipment maker Tokyo Electron both seeing declines of over 2% [2] - TSMC, the world's largest chip foundry, experienced a 1.39% drop in its U.S. stock, while South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix fell nearly 2% [2]