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SoftBank untraded with glut of sell orders after $32 billion ARM purchase

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Reuters TOKYO
Last Updated : Jul 19 2016 | 5:57 AM IST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in SoftBank Group Corp were untraded in Tokyo on Tuesday amid a glut of sell orders, after the heavily indebted company said it would buy Britain's ARM Holdings for $32 billion.

The purchase, announced on Monday, is SoftBank's largest takeover to date and marks a departure for a group whose tech and telecoms portfolio ranges from U.S. carrier Sprint to a stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and humanoid robot 'Pepper' - but does not yet include a major presence in the semiconductor industry.

SoftBank shares were not traded on Monday, a market holiday in Japan.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Ryan Woo)

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First Published: Jul 19 2016 | 5:48 AM IST

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