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.

Global tech investor SoftBank posted a $7.7 billion profit in the third quarter, its largest in two years by far. Aiding results: a run-up in shares from an old investment in T-Mobile that long provid