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On the Tokyo stock market on August 14, Free soared 501 yen from the previous day to 3,345 yen. In addition to announcing that adjusted operating profit rose 41.3% year on year and is expected to more than double this fiscal year, a share buyback of up to 4.04% of outstanding shares was also welcomed. THECOO hit its daily limit up on the 13th after revising up its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026, and buying remained strong on the 14th, rising 520 yen to 3,720 yen. One Career was supported by the fact that first-half progress against its full-year operating profit forecast reached 76.5%, rising 391 yen to 2,557 yen. Meanwhile, Sun Electronics fell sharply by 2,010 yen to 8,070 yen, weighed down by a plunge in the share price of an equity-method affiliate.

On the Tokyo stock market on August 14, Nexon hit limit-up proportional allocation after announcing a special dividend of 415 yen per share, while Nintendo also rebounded sharply on reports of its Nintendo Switch 2 expansion into Indonesia. Nexon announced the previous day that it would pay a special dividend of 415 yen per share to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026, which was taken as a positive surprise by the market. Nintendo was boosted by reports that it would launch the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch in Indonesia in December 2026. Tokai Tokyo Securities maintained its Outperform rating on Capcom and raised its target price from 4,780 yen to 5,090 yen, and Capcom rebounded for the first time in three days, with major home video game stocks generally bought. Meanwhile, Mynet plunged after posting an operating loss of 132 million yen in its second-quarter results, falling into the red, and Sun Electronics also fell sharply, at one point being sold down below the 8,000 yen level.