China targets stock manipulators amid rout
Investors who used stock index futures to short the market under probe, says report
London
CHINA'S securities market regulator has opened an investigation into suspected market manipulation, in the latest in Beijing's increasingly desperate attempts to head off a potential stock market crash that could damage an already slowing economy.
After a slump of more than 20 per cent in Chinese stocks since mid-June, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has set up a team to look at "clues of illegal manipulation across markets".
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