The French bourse regulator said Tuesday it was banning short-selling in 92 stocks, a move meant to help tame the massive volatility in the markets caused by the coronavirus outbreak. "Taking into account the significant losses in recent days on the financial markets, the Financial Markets Authority has decided to take an urgent step," it said in a statement. The ban order covers mostly bank and financial stocks. Investors use short-selling to bet the market will fall, putting tremendous downward pressure on prices at a time when buy interest is virtually non-existent. jdy/bmm/jj