Election boosts German nuclear stocks

The pro-business credentials of Germany’s incoming coalition government gave a modest boost to the country’s equity markets on Monday, with investors quick to judge that some of Europe’s biggest power generation companies would be among the corporate winners from Germany's general election, September 2009.

EurActiv, 29.9.09: Centre-right victory rewrites Germany's anti-nuclear agenda http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/centre-right-victory-rewrites-germany-anti-nuclear-agenda/article-185852

The Economist, No.8648, 12.9.09: Germany's energy debate. Nuclear power? Yes, maybe http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14419420

ESO: Background information: Germany: Parliamentary Election, 27 September 2009 (Federal Election) http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-parliamentary-election-27-september-2009-federal-election/

ESO: Background information: Merkel put on the defensive over nuclear power http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkel-put-on-the-defensive-over-nuclear-power/

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