The stock steadily rose in price , reaching 200 yen per share by the end of the year .
Rumors began to arise in the editorial pages of various newspapers that the Banchokai had somehow managed to manipulate the market .
The stock steadily rose in price , reaching 200 yen per share by the end of the year , and rumors began to arise in the editorial pages of various newspapers that the Banchokai had somehow managed to manipulate the market .