The sun share

Right now First Solar is the hottest alternative energy company in the world and according to an article by Steve Gelsi of MarketWatch, First Solar is getting close to the point of providing an alternate source of electricity at the same cost as conventional electricity without the use of governmental subsidies. This is due to their proprietary thin film semiconductor technology that enables First Solar to attain the lowest manufacturing costs in the industry. In 2006 First Solar engaged in an initial public offering raising $302.7 million in net proceeds. Those who were fortunate to invest in the initial public offering have been “sunkissed” as their investment has skyrocketed from $20 to over $200: a more than tenfold increase.

Ibex 35

The IBEX 35 (a contraction of Iberia Index) is the benchmark stock market index of the Bolsa de Madrid, Spain's principal stock exchange.

the index is administered and calculated by Sociedad de Bolsas, a subsidiary of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the company which runs Spain's securities markets (including the Bolsa de Madrid).

 It is a market capitalization weighted index comprising of the 35 most liquid Spanish stocks traded in the Madrid Stock Exchange General Index, which are reviewed twice annually.

The fashion shares

Inditex, one of the world’s largest fashion distributors, has more than 4,780 stores in 77 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. In addition to Zara, the largest of its retail chains, Inditex has other commercial formats: Pull and Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe. The Group also includes more than a hundred companies associated with the different activities in the business of textile and fashion design, manufacture and distribution.

Inditex has been listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange since 23 May 2001, after an IPO that aroused a great deal of interest among investors worldwide, with its shares being oversubscribed some 26 times over. Its shares are quoted on the main Spanish and international share indexes.

Inditex has grown dramatically in recent years, achieving a consolidated turnover in 2009 of 11,084 million euros, with a net profit of 1,314 million euros.