Italy and Spain Ban Short Selling After Record Market Plunge

Electronic ticker boards sit on display in the main hall of the Madrid stock exchange.

Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg
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Italian and Spanish securities regulators have banned short sales of some stocks for Friday’s trading in an attempt to bring some stability following the worst market routs in history.