The AGEM Index – a monthly stock performance guide comprising 12 global gaming suppliers – grew by 7.8% month-on-month or 126.55 points to 1,742.29 points in April, with Konami and Aristocrat seeing the largest positive contributions.
The index was also 57.1% or 633.23 points higher compared with the same month in 2024 despite only five of the 12 AGEM Index companies reporting year-on-year stock price increases. Seven companies were up compared to March.
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), which compiles the index, said the largest positive contributor to the index in April was Konami, which saw its stock price rise by 15.8% month-on-month – resulting in a 91.34-point gain to the index.
Aristocrat also booked a 4.2% stock price increase, leading to a 40.46-point rise for the index.
Two of the three major US stock indices decreased from the prior month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 2.9% and the S&P 500 by 0.5%, while the NASDAQ rose by 1.5% from March.
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