FACTBOX-Biggest changes in NYSE short interest

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange
fell 10.3 percent in late July, the exchange said on Tuesday, suggesting a
decrease in bearish sentiment in the stock market in the wake of its recent
hefty rally. For story please see [ID:nN11527400].

Below are the five NYSE stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their short positions in the second half of July, according to
information released by the exchange.

The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also
listed.

The latest date is as of July 31, while the previous period's data is as of
July 15.
COMPANY JULY 31 JULY 15 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) 267,789,480 250,983,597 16,805,883 6.7
KeyCorp (KEY.N) 36,195,679 25,079,916 11,115,763 44.3
EMC Corporation (EMC.N) 51,982,533 41,302,581 10,679,952 25.9
CIT Group Inc (CIT.N) 58,650,910 49,575,664 9,075,246 18.3
Merck & Company (MRK.N) 165,919,219 157,634,298 8,284,921 5.3
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Citigroup (C.N) 343,281,032 1,214,773,410 -871,492,378 -71.7
General Electric (GE.N) 143,482,697 168,635,038 -25,152,341 -14.9
Wells Fargo (WFC.N) 98,519,694 108,789,681 -10,269,987 -9.4
VALE S.A.(ADR) (VALE.N) 18,852,745 28,891,094 -10,038,349 -34.7
American Express (AXP.N) 36,016,575 45,086,287 -9,069,712 -20.1
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Citigroup (C.N) 343,281,032 1,214,773,410 -871,492,378 -71.7
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) 267,789,480 250,983,597 16,805,883 6.7
Merck & Company (MRK.N) 165,919,219 157,634,298 8,284,921 5.3
General Electric (GE.N) 143,482,697 168,635,038 -25,152,341 -14.9
Ford Motor (F.N) 128,966,437 126,406,242 2,560,195 2.0

Source: NYSE data as of July 31, Reuters Estimates