After the morning close, Aiming announced a collaboration title with COVER and surged in afternoon trading. Meanwhile, Silicon Studio plunged after its full-year forecast was revised downward.
The Nikkei Average fell for a third straight day on 9 October, with selling orders concentrated first in AI and semiconductor-related stocks. After taking the morning session's move into account, the market narrowed its losses in afternoon trading.
Aiming surged in afternoon trading after announcing the collaboration title "HoloLive Mahjong: Holojan" with COVER following the morning close and opening pre-registration. COVER was also bid up to ¥1,580 at one point in afternoon trading.
Large-cap game stocks such as Nintendo and KONAMI GROUP were bought, while Apirits, BOI and Mirrativ were also among the notable gainers. Meanwhile, Silicon Studio announced its third-quarter results for the fiscal year ending November 2026 and a downward revision to its full-year forecast, and plunged.
Nihon Falcom extended its decline, while Voltage and coly also came under selling pressure. Among companies reporting earnings, C&R announced record-high 2Q results and an upward revision to its full-year forecast, but the share-price reaction was limited.