Spain: CNMV lifts temporary ban on short selling

05.02.2013

Further to our Marketflash LM12008, dated 23 October 2012, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) has lifted the ban on short-selling transactions in Spanish securities.

The temporary ban was adopted in November 2012 and expired on 31 January 2013.

Please refer to the attached CNMV announcement.

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