Italian Regulator Extends Short-Selling Ban on Banks to Feb. 24
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Italy’s securities regulator extended a ban on short selling financial shares until Feb. 24, according to an e-mailed statement from Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa.
The restrictions, in place since August, prohibit investors from betting against the shares and equity derivatives of banks and insurance companies, Rome-based Consob said yesterday.