China’s Green Energy Stocks Surge as Middle East War Upends Oil Markets

Shares of Chinese battery makers and green energy manufacturers have jumped since the start of the war in the Middle East as investors bet on higher global demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles, as the conflict traps most of the Middle East’s oil and gas supply at the Strait of Hormuz. Over the past three weeks, domestic energy sources have gained prominence everywhere in the world, which is experiencing the biggest supply disruption in the history of the oil market. The stranding of Qatar’s LNG supply and the damage to…