Clean tech in focus as stock market awaits German election

FILE PHOTO: Germany's candidate for chancellor Annalena Baerbock and co-leader of Germany's Alliance 90/The Greens party, speaks during a Party Congress event in Berlin, Germany, September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's upcoming national election is likely to show the most fragmented outcome in decades and markets could struggle to work out the implications for stocks, with one exception: if you score low on green technology you face trouble.

Analysts say the pro-environment Greens have a good chance of being part of any future government following the Sept. 26 vote, raising the chance of more ambitious targets for solar and wind power and increased pressure to cut emissions.