JAPAN STOCKS STEADY WITH SOFT BANK SHARES INCREASE 6.3%

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• SoftBank Group increased 6.3% after media reports that Elliott Management has made nearly $3 billion stakes in the Japanese company
• Olympus Corp jumped 11.9% to a record high after the medical equipment maker posted record operating profit

On Friday Japanese shares were steady after they performed well in more than a year in the previous market session. The SoftBank Grou....