BPM totters as shorting ban creates rush of sellers
Banco Popolare di Milano shares on Wednesday fell perilously close to the offer price for the bank’s €800m rights issue that closes on Friday, after declining 13% in early trade. The nerve-jangling sell-off was caused by traders taking advantage of the first opportunity they had to sell the stock that they will receive from exercising rights ahead of its delivery on Monday.
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