Japan's MUFG, SMFG weigh selling Toyota shares worth $8.5b: report

Japan's MUFG, SMFG weigh selling Toyota shares worth $8.5b: report

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a branch of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) in Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are considering selling 1.32 trillion yen ($8.5 billion) worth of strategic shareholdings in Toyota Motor, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing sources.