Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	12,529.80	+74.96	0.60%
S&P 500	1,324.59	+6.77	0.51%
Nasdaq	2,854.80	+17.27	0.61%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

12,529.80

+74.96

0.60%

S&P 500

1,324.59

+6.77

0.51%

Nasdaq

2,854.80

+17.27

0.61%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,160.31	+12.39	0.58%
FTSE 100	5,391.14	+34.80	0.65%
DAX	6,396.84	+73.65	1.16%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,160.31

+12.39

0.58%

FTSE 100

5,391.14

+34.80

0.65%

DAX

6,396.84

+73.65

1.16%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	8,657.08	+63.93	0.74%
TOPIX	727.03	+5.92	0.82%
Hang Seng	19,055.50	+254.47	1.35%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

8,657.08

+63.93

0.74%

TOPIX

727.03

+5.92

0.82%

Hang Seng

19,055.50

+254.47

1.35%

GEF Closes $160 Million Fund for Sustainable Forestry in Africa

By Ehren Goossens - 2012-01-26T15:59:59Z

Global Environment Fund, a U.S. private-equity firm with $1 billion under management, completed the closing of a $160 million fund for sustainable forestry in sub-Saharan Africa.

The GEF Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund, ahead of its $150 million target, will invest $15-$30 million in existing and new plantations or natural-forest concessions, Chevy Chase, Maryland-based GEF said today in a statement.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ehren Goossens in New York at egoossens1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Jasmina Kelemen at jkelemen2@bloomberg.net