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Greece's securities regulator banned short-selling on the Athens stock exchange effective from Wednesday until April 24 to shield the equities market from volatility, after Greek shares lost nearly half their value this year due to the coronavirus crisis.

Investing in the financial markets is as exciting as it is risky. While some have made astonishing fortunes over the years, not everyone is as fortunate in their forays. The difference often boils down to the choice of investment and how well you understand it.

Greek securities have been among the world's top performers in 2019, according to a report by the Financial Times.

The London-based publication noted that this year has offered glorious opportunities for investors, from Greek bonds to the spiraling of the British pound.

Turkey's short-term external debt stock totaled $126 billion as of the end of July, an official data revealed on Sept. 19.

Italian bioplastics company Bio-On on Wednesday denied allegations of accounting irregularities by US hedge fund Quintessential Capital Management, saying it was considering legal action against the fund.

Greece's return to the markets on Tuesday has a twofold significance. On the one hand, it marks the first phase of the country's ability to borrow independently in the post-bailout era.

The highest court in Cyprus on Wednesday quashed the sentence of a former chief executive of Bank of Cyprus, clearing him of charges that he sought to manipulate the share price before the country's financial meltdown in 2013.

China's major indexes ended at fresh 20-month highs on Sept. 4 despite heightened geopolitical tensions, as investors downplayed the longer-term impact on stocks from North Korea's latest nuclear test.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.4 percent, to 3,845.62 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index also gained 0.4 percent to 3,379.58 points.

Nordic telecoms firm Telia has said that it is aiming to sell part of its stake in Turkey's Turkcell to institutional investors as part of its strategy to focus on its Nordic and Baltic operations.

The new so-called objective values as property rates used for tax purposes are known - are scheduled to apply from June.

However, the competent committee of the Finance Ministry has hit a stumbling block and cannot deliver.