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United Kingdom Four European countries ban short-selling stocks
Published on 12/08/2011
A ban on short-selling stocks will come into effect Friday in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium in an effort to calm markets still reeling from fears of a spreading sovereign debt crisis and rumours that some of Europe's major banks are in trouble.