AGEM releases June 2012 Index

Those gains were offset by the balance of suppliers posting downturns in their valuation month-to-month.

Of those that reported improvement from May, five witnessed double-digit growth rates. Compared to the same month of the prior year, the results were mixed as eight remained in a better position while nine have fallen behind on an annual basis.

The broader stock markets also reported increases during June 2012. The NASDAQ ended the month with a closing price of 2,935.05 (+3.8 percent) compared to the 2,827.34 reported at the close of May 2012. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reported a slightly higher increase in stock price, increasing 3.9 percent, from 12,393.45 to 12,880.09. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 reported the greatest increase during the month; the index ended June 2012 with a price of 1,362.16, up 4.0 percent when compared to the prior month.

Selected positive contributors to the AGEM index in June 2012 included:

IGT with a stock price of us$ 15.75, up 10.1 percent over last month, contributed +2.85 points to the index.

Lottomatica contributed 1.87 points to the index in June due to an 8.0-percent increase in stock price.

Konami also edged north and contributed 1.41 points to the index, as its stock price rose to us$ 22.58, up 7.2 percent.

Selected negative contributors included:

Shuffle Master reported a negative contribution of 0.59 points, with a 13.0-percent decline in stock price.

With a stock price of us$ 19.95 (-2.8 percent) WMS contributed negative 0.19 points to the index.