Tuesday January 29 2013

News Source: Global Disclosures

Focus: Short Selling

Type: General

Country: Greece




The HCMC has decided in a board meeting to extend its Greece short selling ban beyond 31st January 2013. The extension of the ban is limited only to bank shares listed on the Athens Stock Exchange which are part of the FTSE ASE-CSE Banking Index. The ban will be in place until 30th April 2013. The HCMC is awaiting the opinion of ESMA prior to taking the decision.