{"id":777044571,"date":"2026-07-07T08:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777044571"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:48:06","slug":"agem-index-rises-month-on-month-but-remains-down-on-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agem-index-rises-month-on-month-but-remains-down-on-2025","title":{"rendered":"AGEM Index rises month-on-month but remains down on 2025\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The index of gaming manufacturers saw its strongest monthly increase of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asia.- The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) Index rose by 128.94 points month-on-month to 1,707.15 in June 2026. That&#8217;s a 8.2 per cent increase <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agem-index-climbs-3-6-in-may\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agem-index-climbs-3-6-in-may\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agem-index-climbs-3-6-in-may\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agem-index-climbs-3-6-in-may\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compared with May<\/a>, but the index remained down by 10.3 per cent, or 196.14 points, from June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five of the nine companies included in the index saw stock price increases during the month, resulting in five positive contributions and four negative contributions to the AGEM Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/AGEM-junio-1-900x336.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777044572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/AGEM-junio-1-900x336.png 900w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/AGEM-junio-1.png 1891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The largest positive contributor was Aristocrat Leisure Limited, whose share price rose 22.3 per cent, adding 136.32 points to the index. Crane NXT&#8217;s stock rose 31.7 per cent and contributed 27.95 points. The largest negative contributor was Konami Corp., whose share price declined 6.7 per cent, resulting in a 37.50-point loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/AGEM-junio-2-900x353.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777044573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/AGEM-junio-2-900x353.png 900w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/AGEM-junio-2.png 1880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US equity markets delivered mixed results in June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.5 per cent compared with the previous month, while the NASDAQ fell 2.8 per cent and the S&amp;P 500 declined 1.1 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/AGEM_Index_Logo_New-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/agem-index-climbs-3-6-in-may'>AGEM Index climbs 3.6% in May<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The index of gaming manufacturers saw its strongest monthly increase of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777018870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) Index recorded an 8.2% month-on-month increase in June 2026, reaching 1,707.15 points, primarily driven by strong performances from Aristocrat Leisure Limited and Crane NXT. Despite this monthly gain, the index remains 10.3% below its June 2025 level, with Konami Corp. noted as the largest negative contributor. This performance contrasts with mixed results in broader US equity markets.","focusai_entities":"Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Crane NXT, Konami Corp., Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ, S&P 500","focusai_location":"Asia, US","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"AGEM Index Drivers?","query":"What specific market factors or product innovations underpinned Aristocrat Leisure Limited's significant share price appreciation, and conversely, what operational or market headwinds impacted Konami Corp.'s performance in June 2026?"},{"label":"Supplier Sector Outlook?","query":"Given the AGEM Index's year-on-year decline despite monthly gains, what is the projected capital expenditure and innovation pipeline outlook for the B2B gaming equipment manufacturing sector for the remainder of 2026?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16331,163],"tags":[556,23731],"class_list":["post-777044571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elsewhere-news","category-finance-news","tag-agem","tag-agem-index"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777044571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777044583,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044571\/revisions\/777044583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777018870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777044571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777044571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777044571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}