January Index Scorecard: ESG/Green Energy Indexes Continue to Outperform
Overall, January saw a mixed performance among the 74 indexes that were being tracked in that month, with an average increase of 1.3%. Of those, 25 of them had negative performance for the month.
Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy (CELS) was January’s best performer with an increase of 13.8%, while ISE Mobile Payments (IPY) was the worst performer with a decline of 6.2%.
ESG/Green Energy-related indexes are continuing a recent trend of outperformance. The second best-performer was Nasdaq OMX Solar (GRNSOLAR), with an increase of 10.6%.
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