Fujitsu Takes $1 Billion Knock as Post Office Scandal Escalates

The Fujitsu Ltd. office in Bracknell, UK.Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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More than $1 billion was wiped off the value of Fujitsu Ltd. on Wednesday after the company’s European chief said it had a moral responsibility to provide compensation for its role in the UK Post Office scandal.

Shares fell 4%Bloomberg Terminal by the close of trading in Tokyo, and are now down more than 8% since the start of the year.