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Nikkei Announces New Entertainment & Content Stock Index

Nikkei will begin calculating and publishing the new Nikkei Entertainment and Content Stock Index on June 18. The new index focuses on entertainment companies in order to accurately capture investment trends in the industry.

The index comprises 20 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange within the entertainment and content industry - such as games, animation, characters, publishing, and toys - with the largest market capitalization.

The list includes (in order of market capitalization, starting with the largest): Sony Group, Nintendo, Bandai Namco Holdings, Konami Group, CAPCOM, Nexon, Sanrio, TOHO, Sega Sammy Holdings, Koei Tecmo Holdings, Toei Animation, Square Enix Holdings, Kadokawa, DeNA, Takara Tomy, Toei, GungHo Online Entertainment, Shochiku, COLOPL, and GREE.

Source: Animation Business Journal (Tadashi Sudo)

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