Dutch short-selling ban to expire on June 1

AMSTERDAM, May 27 (Reuters) - The Dutch stock market regulator AFM said on Wednesday a ban on the short-selling of shares in banks and insurers would expire on June 1.

The AFM originally imposed a ban on naked short-selling in September before expanding the measure to include covered short selling on Oct. 5.

The ban, which was extended several times, had included the short-selling of shares in companies such as ING (ING.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) and Aegon (AEGN.AS: Quote, Profile, Research).

(Reporting by Catherine Hornby; Editing by Andrew Callus)