Shares of solar power companies rose after German lawmakers reached a tentative agreement …  analyst Torben Sommer told clients to “buy the sector.” Shares of solar companies with the most exposure to the German market rose …  Devices Inc. added $8.78, or 16.1 percent, to $63.48, and SunPower Corp. jumped $5.84, or 7.7 percent, to …

…  or 8.6 percent, to $48.63. Elsewhere in the sector, shares of SunPower Corp. gained $6.80, or 7.6 percent, to $95.86, and First Solar Inc. …

…  but blue skies for shares of many solar products makers, as a Citi Investment Research analyst …  revision, the analyst wrote. Canadian Solar Inc. shares took off after first-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates. The …  Devices Inc. rose $3.58, or 6.9 percent, to $55.20; SunPower Corp. added $4.60, or 5.5 percent, to $89; and First Solar Inc. rose …

…  the same time, shares of Evergreen Solar Inc. headed in the opposite direction, losing $1.17, …

…  vehicles components, and U.S. natural gas extraction.” Shares of solar energy companies surged. First Solar Inc. rose $8.59, or 3 …  Solar Inc. rose 41 cents, or 3.9 percent, to $10.85 and SunPower Corp. gained $5.16, or 5.5 percent, to $99.58. Zoltek Cos., which …