Six EU states to scrap bans on short-selling shares as volatility eases
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LONDON (Reuters) - Six European Union states will scrap bans on short-selling shares introduced during bouts of extreme market volatility in March when national lockdowns were rolled out across the bloc to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.The bloc's securities watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), said Austria, Belgium, France, Greece and Spain had decided not to renew short-selling bans that expire at 2159 GMT on Monday.Italy has decided to lift its ban, due to expire on..