China extends emergency measures to halt market sell-off

The latest market intervention saw state-owned companies in Beijing buying shares to prop up the struggling stockmarket, while regulators extended a selling ban on major companies to put a stop to the sell-off. The People's Bank of China also injected another 130bn yuan ($20bn) into the financial system, the largest sum pumped into the economy since September. The new measures caused the Shanghai Composite index to rally 2.3% to close the day at 3,362, following two days of declines. The selling ban on major listed companies affects investors holding more than 5% of the company and...