08 February 2007
Climate debate drives renewable stock index RENIXX to record level
Münster - The current debate on climate change is driving shares in the renewable energy industry to new record levels. Yesterday, the worldwide stock index for renewable energy sources RENIXX (Renewable Energy Industrial Index) World reached a new record closing price of 1098.09 points. As announced by the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) in Münster, Germany, since the beginning of the year, RENIXX World, which comprises the world's 20 largest companies in the renewable energy industry on the basis of market capitalization, has climbed by 18.6 percent. The renewable stock exchange barometer has already been able to record an increase of 42.2 percent for the full year 2006. "The continuing discussions about climate change are changing investment behavior," said IWR Director Dr. Norbert Allnoch. Over 500 million euros in RENIXX securities have been transferred on the German stock exchanges in just the past two days.
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