As someone who was keeping an eye on the mobile game stocks listed in HKEX, Friendtimes Inc definitely caught my eyes in 2020 as it was one of the fastest moving stocks across 2020.
From the starting price of around $1 at January 2020 to the peak of $3.89 before closing at $1.85 on 15 January 2021, it has been very volatile times for a shareholder.
Anyone who was vested at the peak would have lost around 50% of their initial invested amount.
What led to the rise in its share price initially?
1) Covid 19
Covid 19 has brought about a shift in consumers preference in entertainment and resulted in higher amount of people turning to games on various platforms. This has resulted in more hype in gaming stocks such as FriendTimes Inc as there were more people expecting good results coming out from these companies....