TOKYO Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, on Friday reported a doubling of quarterly net profit, driven by active financing deals and a strong stock market at home.

July-September profit came in at 35.2 billion yen ($234.51 million) versus 16.8 billion yen a year earlier, when a sharp downturn in global financial markets battered its asset management and investment banking businesses.

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(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)