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Arm is set to transfer shares in its China joint venture to a special purpose vehicle owned by parent company SoftBank, according to reports.

The yen was in focus for investors, after the Bank of Japan’s offer Monday to buy unlimited amounts of 10-year JGBs at 0.25%

Grocery delivery start-up Gopuff has partnered with Morrisons in the U.K. to deliver goods from the retail giant in a matter of minutes.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 3% on Wednesday, closing at 28,040.16 as shares of SoftBank Group jumped 7.22% while Fast Retailing climbed 5.21%.

GM is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in its majority-owned Cruise autonomous vehicle unit for $2.1 billion.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led gains among the region’s major markets, surging 7.04% to close at 21,501.23 and erasing heavy losses from earlier in the week.

ConsenSys has raised $450 million in a funding round backed by the likes of Microsoft, SoftBank and Temasek.

Widely regarded as the jewel in the crown of the U.K. tech sector, Arm employs employs around 6,400 people worldwide.

SoftBank and Uber have seen their Didi shares plummet in value already, and now they’re sinking further on a potential threat from Chinese regulators.

The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 2.05% on Friday, shedding some of its nearly 4% gain on Thursday, with shares of conglomerate SoftBank Group dropping 6.21%.

Shares in Asia-Pacific slipped on Friday as investors remained on edge over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Arm is widely seen as the jewel in the crown of the U.K. tech industry and several people want it to be listed in its home country.

Fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine led major indexes on Wall Street to plunge on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite falling nearly 3%.

Shares of Japan’s SoftBank Group surged more than 5% on Wednesday after it announced a day earlier that it will seek a potential listing for its Arm unit.

Arm, the crown jewel in the U.K. tech industry, is set to shun its home stock market.

The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong soared 2.06% on Wednesday, leading gains among Asia-Pacific’s major markets.

The semiconductor giants issued a joint statement Tuesday saying the deal has been scrapped due to “significant regulatory challenges.”

Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed on Tuesday, with Chinese stocks being among the biggest losers regionally.

Markets in mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore are closed for a holiday.

CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin and Alex Sherman reported Thursday that Claure was preparing to resign from the company, citing people familiar with the matter.