E.ON (EOAN.XE) and RWE (RWE.XE) shares fall after a blast at a nuclear
plant in Marcoule, in southern
France
, which
raises fears of a Fukushima-like incident, according to traders. E.ON shares
are down 5.0% at EUR12.71 and RWE is down 4.7% at EUR21.61.
The blast might
cause a public discussion about nuclear energy in
France
and
could lead to a change in French nuclear policy, a trader says.
Germany
's
power imports from
France
have
increased by around 50% since the shutdown of German nuclear plants in the wake
of the
Fukushima
incident in
Japan
; if
these imports would stop, power prices would skyrocket, he adds. DAX is down 3.5% at 5008.08.