According to Nikkei, Berkshire Hathaway finalized yen bond issuance conditions on November 13, with a total issuance of 182.3 billion yen across five tenors (3, 5, 7, 10, and 30 years). This marks the company's second yen bond issuance this year, with the scale reduced from its April offering of 272.3 billion yen. The 3-year tranche comprised the bulk at 92 billion yen with a coupon of 2.624%, while the 5-year tranche totaled 57.3 billion yen at 3.007%.
Japanese trading companies showed mixed performance: Mitsubishi Corporation rose 1.32%, Mitsui & Co. gained 0.26%, while Itochu declined 0.02%, Sumitomo Corporation fell 1.0%, and Marubeni dropped 0.55%, as of 12:40 p.m. Tokyo time on November 13.