UPDATE 1-SoftBank shares fall 5% after annual loss

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(Adds details of annual loss) TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's shares tumbled 5% in early trade on Friday after the Japanese technology investor reported an annual loss as the value of its portfolio slid.


SoftBank reported a net loss of 970 billion yen ($7.18 billion) after a sell-down of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd helped cushion investment loss at its Vision Fund unit.
($1 = 135.0500 yen) (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christopher Cushing)

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