Scrip's Stock Tracker: September 2009
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
September was a lively month for markets around the world. Traders welcomed the re-election of German CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel and her new coalition with the pro-business FDP, believing that this will herald new pro-market policies. Germany's blue chip DAX stock market index also approved; it rose by 2.78% on September 29th, the day after the election.