OSC extends order prohibiting short selling until Oct. 8

Published Monday October 6th, 2008

The Canadian Press

TORONTO - The Ontario Securities Commission extended its temporary ban on short selling to Oct. 8, the same time that a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission order expires.

The stocks affected included the Big 5 Canadian banks (TSX:BMO, TSX:BNS, TSX:CM, TSX:RY, TSX:TD), Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC) and Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX:SLF).

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