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UK short selling ban to be removed in weeks, FSA announces


The UK Financial Services Authority has said the short selling ban imposed on 34 underlying stocks will be removed from January 16. However, the FSA warned that the ban would be reintroduced if the regulator deems necessary.

The ban was originally implemented on September 19 2008, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent fall the share price of many financial...

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