Chinese solar stocks climb despite US tariffs

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Market research company, Five Star Equities, has released figures showing last week’s determination from the US Department of Commerce putting up barriers against Chinese manufacturers, had a negligible effect on solar stocks.

“This could have been a lot worse,” said Aaron Chew, an analyst at Maxim Group LLC. “The tariffs were totally expected, but this is at levels that are much lower than expected.”

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