Japan to extend short selling restrictions -Kyodo

TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator plans to extend short selling restrictions on stocks for about three months as the benchmark Nikkei average .N225 is still about 30 percent lower from a year ago, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday. The Financial Services Agency plans to continue to regulate some forms of short selling after a temporary measure expires at the end of this month, Kyodo said.

An FSA spokesman declined to comment. (Reporting by Mariko Katsumura)