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Shares of SoftBank Group ended Friday 10.39% higher at 13,865, paring gains from its record of 14,390 earlier in the session following the company's higher-than-expected fiscal first-quarter profit.

SoftBank shares have extended gains to a fourth straight session, and closed at a record high on Thursday, before the company released its earnings.

SoftBank's profits for the April to June quarter came in at 421.8 billion yen ($2.87 billion), substantially overshooting LSEG consensus estimates of127.6 billion yen.

This the group's second consecutive quarter of profit and a sharp reversal from the 174.28 billion yen loss it posted in the same period a year ago.

The Japanese giant announced on Thursday t

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