Updates
** U.S.-listed shares of solar companies rise after U.S. presidential debate
** Debate "suggests policies geared toward supporting renewable polices to include solar companies, under a theoretical Harris-Walz administration, have a higher probability of being reality today than before last 's debate", Gordon Johnson of GLJ Research says
** Betting odds for Democrat Kamala Harris's victory rose following the debate on Tuesday, increasing the chances of a continuation of policies that benefit the renewable energy sector
** "Solar stocks, along with other clean tech stocks, move higher whenever investors perceive that the Democrats will perform strongly in the November election" - Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov
** Shares of Maxeon Solar MAXN.O, Jinko Solar JKS.N Enphase Energy ENPH.O, Sunnova Energy NOVA.N, Canadian Solar CSIQ.O and SolarEdge Technologies SEDG.O rise between 1.8% and 7.9%
** First Solar FSLR.O and Sunrun RUN.O both up about 8.7%
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)