Cbank allows short sales on Moscow Exchange on Thursday

MOSCOW, Mar 31 (PRIME) -- The central bank has lifted a ban on short sales on the Moscow Exchange’s stock market on Thursday, a spokesperson for the regulator told PRIME late on Wednesday.

The central bank also said in a statement that trading in shares of Russian issuers, OFZ government bonds and other bonds, except for corporate Eurobonds, will be performed from 9:50 a.m. through 6:50 p.m. on Thursday.

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