Featured in The turning point – 05-2011

Fukushima shakes the stock markets

Capital markets: The nuclear disaster in Japan spurs stocks of renewable companies around the world. Analysts are advising investors to increase the proportion of sun and wind shares in their portfolios.

The Fukushima reactor disaster has caused large shock waves around the world and triggered tremors on the international stock exchanges from Hong Kong to New York. While the day after the outbreak of the crisis most shares, regardless of their type, were all dropping like stones and the worldwide indices glowed red, those offering renewable …

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