Fukushima decision roils certain Chinese stocks
By SHI JING in Shanghai |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-04-15 09:01
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An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan on Feb 13, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. [Photo/Agencies]
Stocks of fishery and environmental protection companies listed in China's A-share market have been moving in opposite directions ever since concerns arose over Japan's decision to release more than 1 million metric tons of contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Fishery-related stocks fell while green-themed shares soared on two consecutive trading days.