Macquarie Group, Goodman Group and Suncorp-Metway were among companies that took advantage of the shorting ban to sell shares while shielded from “bear raids,” where successive short sales drive stock prices lower.
Israelis will vote on Oct. 27 in the first national elections since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.
Türkiye’s seasonally adjusted confidence index fell in the services sector in October, while confidence improved in the retail trade and construction sectors compared with the previous month.
Turkish football heavyweights Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor quickly shift their focus to European continental competition on Oct. 22, just three days after going head-to-head in a high-stakes domestic clash.
