Taiwan’s top financial regulator announced on Saturday that temporary restrictions on short-selling will be extended indefinitely to help maintain stock market stability.
The curbs, initially imposed on April 6 following sweeping U.S. import tariffs that triggered global market volatility, were first set for one week and later extended.
The regulator cited ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariff policy and international negotiations, warning of continued “fluctuations” in global stock markets. “If there are significant changes on the market,” it said, the authorities will “adjust the relevant measures accordingly to maintain market stability and investors’ interests.” No timeline was given for lifting the restrictions.
Short-selling involves borrowing shares to sell at current prices with the expectation of buying them back later at a lower price.
