On April 2nd, the Nikkei average continued to rise, closing at 35,725.87 yen, up 101.39 yen from the previous day. There was a strong mood of refraining from waiting and checking on mutual tariffs by the US, but due to the large decline at the end of March, there was a slight movement to buy back.
Looking at the movements of gaming and entertainment-related stocks out of the 96 stocks registered in the table below, 36 stocks (38%) rose, 53 stocks (55%) fell, and 7 stocks (7%) remained unchanged, with most stocks falling.
Among them, Iore <2334> showed outstanding strength, with a five-day consecutive rise, and Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities continued its investment decision "overweight" and raised its target stock price from 5,200 yen to 5,900 yen, and ANYCOLOR <5032> rebounded for the first time in three days, despite the unchanging decision.
In addition, gumi <3903>, which announced that its subsidiary gC Labs has established a joint venture with TIS <3626> and has begun a web3 business centered on node management, has rebounded for the first time in three days, while SHIFT <3697>, which announced that its subsidiary JADC, which becomes a consulting company specializing in the defense industry, has begun its business for the first time in seven days.
In anticipation of the broadcast of "Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - April 2, 2025" starting at 10pm today (April 2), Nintendo <7974> also entered the afternoon session to expand its gains.
On the other hand, NJHD <9421> and Kotobukiya <7809> fell, and Comseed <3739>, which suddenly rose the day before, with SANKYO <6417> in a business partnership with SANKYO <6417> in an online content business centered on gaming machine simulator apps, also cheap.
enish3667>, which announced it would acquire 100 million yen in Bitcoin, had a time when buying ahead of the morning, but after the first round of purchases, it went back and forth, hitting a new low since the start of the year.
