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Japan temporary Ban of Short Selling

“On Tuesday 28/10/08 Regulators in Japan imposed new restrictions on short-selling of Janpanese list securities Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa announced a temporary ban on transactions known as “naked short-selling” a week ahead of schedule. Starting mid-November, Japan will also demand more information from short-sellers. Investors with short-sale positions of more than 0.25 percent of outstanding shares in a company will need to report such positions to brokerages, according to the Financial Services Agency”

12 Jan

06:15PRECIOUS-Gold rises ahead of U.S. data; off 2-week lows 06:09Nikkei hits 7-wk closing high as yen helps, BOJ eyed 06:09Nikkei hits 7-wk closing high as yen helps, BOJ eyed 06:00Tokyo's Nikkei share average closes up 0.81 pct 05:46Japan Hot Stocks-Fuji Heavy, Takara Bio, Hitachi, Hitachi Zosen 04:39UPDATE 1-Oil steady above $82, set for 2nd weekly gain 03:02Oil steady above $82, set for 2nd weekly gain 02:44FOREX-Yen dips on BOJ speculation, dlr subdued before data 01:50Japan Hot Stocks-Hitachi Zosen, Daito Woolen 12:42PRECIOUS-Gold bounces from 2-week lows, awaits U.S. data

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