WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac climbed in early trading on Wednesday, as investors digested a move by securities regulators to curb short-selling in the companies and a U.S. plan to help the troubled firms. Shares of both the government-sponsored mortgage-buyers rose 13% at the opening bell, erasing a portion of the big losses they sustained on Tuesday, when Fannie (FNM:Fannie Mae News, chart, profile, more Last: 8.29+1.22+17.28%
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Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolio Analyst Create alertInsider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: FRE 6.21, +0.95, +18.1%) dropped 26%. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday that the SEC would move to curb improper short-selling in the stocks of both companies, as well as 17 financial firms including Lehman Bros. Holdings (LEH:Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc News, chart, profile, more Last: 14.27+1.05+7.94%
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GS 162.68, +4.88, +3.1%) and Morgan Stanley (MS:morgan stanley com new News, chart, profile, more Last: 32.37+1.37+4.42%
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