Why First Solar's Shares Plunged 10.1% on Tuesday
Shares of solar manufacturer First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) fell as much as 10.1% in early trading Tuesday as the market sell-off hit solar energy stocks. However, shares recovered all of those losses and closed the day up 0.4%.
Early in trading today the market fell and oil prices dropped nearly 2% very rapidly. The sell-off hit tech and high-growth stocks, but it also impacted volatile clean energy stocks like First Solar.
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