AGEM Index falls slightly month by month but still enjoys massive yearly gain
The AGEM Index fell by 1.11 points to 1,741.18 in May 2025, a 0.1 per cent loss from the prior month. Compared to one year ago, the index rose 40.9 per cent, or 505.56 points. During the latest month, five of the 12 AGEM Index companies reported stock price decreases, which resulted in five negative contributions and seven positive contributions to the AGEM Index.
The largest negative contributor to the monthly index was Aristocrat Leisure Limited, whose 6.6 per cent decrease in stock price led to a 41.03-point loss to the index. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. saw its stock price decrease by 3.4 percent, leading to a 10.95-point decrease for the index. The largest positive contributor to the index was Agilysys, whose 42.5 per cent increase in stock price resulted in a 35.11-point gain to the AGEM Index. The growth of Agilysys’s stock price was fueled by a record-setting fiscal year 2025 net revenue of $275.6m, up 16.1 per cent from the prior year.
In May, all three major U.S. stock indices increased from the prior month. The NASDAQ rose by 7.9 per cent over the month, while the S&P 500 experienced a 5.5 per cent increase. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 3.7 per cent from the prior period.
