Sony shares jump 9% as games strength boosts investor confidence


FILE PHOTO The Sony logo is seen on a building in the Manhattan borough of New York City New York U.S. January 16 2019. REUTERSCarlo AllegriFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The Sony logo is seen on a building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony's shares jumped 9% in morning trading in Tokyo on Friday after the technology and entertainment conglomerate reported strong results at its games and music divisions.

Sony's gaming unit reported a 37% jump in quarterly profit and PlayStation 5 sales of 9.4 million units during the year-end shopping season.

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