SoftBank’s Vision Fund division reported significant gains of 608.5 billion yen ($3.96 billion) in its fiscal second quarter, as the Japanese conglomerate experienced a sharp rise in returns on its tech investments following a shift to profitability in June.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a 1.18 trillion yen ($7.7 billion) net profit in the three months to September, as the tech giant benefitted from higher share prices of listed companies in its Vision Fund investment vehicles.