WASHINGTON: US securities regulators on Wednesday extended an emergency ban on short selling in more than 950 financial stocks to give Congress time to finish legislation to rescue the financial system.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said the ban would expire three business days after a US$700bil federal bailout bill was enacted, but would not last beyond Oct 17.
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