KDDI Shares Sink on $1.6 Billion Hit From Probe Into Fake Sales

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KDDI Corp. shares plummeted due to a $1.6 billion hit from an investigation into fake sales, resulting in a revision to its group revenue for the year ending March.

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Bearish
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Short Term

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KDDI Corp. shares plunged by the most in almost six years after Japan’s second-largest telecom provider said an ongoing investigation into fictitious ad sales will result in revisions to its group revenue for the year ending March.

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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 9, 2026.
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