The AGEM Index fell by 79.54 points to 1,564.82 in December 2024, a 4.8 percent decrease from the prior month. Compared to one year ago, though, the Index rose 39.9 percent, or 446.00 points.
In December, seven of the 12 AGEM Index companies reported stock-price decreases, which resulted in nine negative contributions and three positive contributions.
The largest negative contributor to the monthly index was Aristocrat Leisure Limited. Although the company’s stock price rose 0.9 percent, a change in the Australian-to-United States-dollar exchange rate ultimately led to a 28.86-point loss to the Index. Meanwhile, Light & Wonder’s stock price decreased by 9.1 percent, leading to a 19.14-point loss for the Index.
The largest positive contribution was sourced to Ainsworth Game Technology, whose 15.3 percent increase in stock price resulted in a 0.49-point gain to the Index.
Over the course of 2024, the Index rose by 34.0 percent. Since the Index began in 2005, 2024 ranked as the fifth-fastest-growing year and fell just short of 2021’s growth.
In December, two of the three major U.S. stock indices decreased from the prior period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 5.3 percent over the month and the S&P 500 fell by 2.5 percent. Meanwhile, the NASDAQ increased by 0.5 percent from the prior month.
