Twitter gaining in late trade, unsubstantiated SoftBank interest rumored October 21, 2016 Tristan Van IerselTwitter (NYSE:TWTR) shares presently up over 7% since 2PM ET, SoftBank Group (OTCPK:SFTBY) down 1.07% on the day. Update (5PM ET): Rumors remain just that, no concrete details available. Twitter nevertheless closed the week up 8% on the move.