China cracks down on bogus trading accounts

Published Tue, Sep 15, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Shanghai

CHINA says it is cracking down on thousands of stock accounts linked to illegal trading, in its latest bid to restore order to markets pummelled by a rout that has wiped trillions off valuations in the country since June.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has so far targeted 3,255 accounts, shutting some and forcing others to trade through legal channels, it said in a statement late on Monday.