SMFG, Sony & Asahi conduct stock splits to attract more investors

8 Oct 2024:

These stocks below have recently conducted stock splits on 27 Sep to attract a wider investor base, most notably from retail investors. Please note that the prices below are for today only, and today also happens to be a down day of 1% for the Nikkei 225 stock index.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316) - Banking (SMFG, also known as SMBC)
3-for-1 stock split (1 share splits into 3) on 27 Sep 2024
Post split last done price: 3,093 (−114 −3.55%)

Asahi Group Holdings (2502) - Brewer
3-for-1 stock split (1 share splits into 3) on 27 Sep 2024
Post split last done price: 1,829.0 (−30.0 −1.61%)

Sony Group Corp (6758) - Conglomerate including consumer electronics
5-for-1 stock split (1 share splits into 5) on 27 Sep 2024
Post split last done price: 2,810.5 (−70.0 −2.43%)