FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest

Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:53pm EDT
 
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 NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 0.7 percent
in mid-June, Nasdaq said on Wednesday, suggesting a slight increase in bearish
sentiment in the stock market. For story please see [ID:nN24222733].
 Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their short positions from late May to mid-June, according to
information released by the exchange.
 The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also
listed.
COMPANY              CURRENT PERIOD   EARLIER PERIOD    NET CHANGE  PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST NET INCREASES:
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O)      70,653,406    57,128,508    13,524,898   23.67
Dell Inc (DELL.O)            52,545,129    40,126,065    12,419,064   30.95
JetBlue Airways (JBLU.O)     31,112,395    19,504,453    11,607,942   59.51
Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O)   51,816,216    43,894,353     7,921,863   18.05
Marvell Tech Group (MRVL.O)  23,900,011    17,030,259     6,869,752   40.34
FIVE BIGGEST NET DECREASES:
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB.O) 51,318,221    62,891,722   -11,573,501  -18.4
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O)    164,973,349   175,742,764   -10,769,415   -6.13
Yahoo! Inc (YHOO.O)          50,894,385    56,973,918    -6,079,533  -10.67
KLA-Tencor Corp (KLAC.O)     11,810,700    16,877,489    -5,066,789  -30.02
Huntington Bncshrs (HBAN.O)  34,067,233    38,984,428    -4,917,195  -12.61
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O)    164,973,349   175,742,764   -10,769,415   -6.13
Level 3 Comms Inc (LVLT.O)  115,070,735   110,642,307     4,428,428    4.00
Intel Corporation (INTC.O)   89,400,978    88,179,348     1,221,630    1.39
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O)   86,644,307    90,703,730    -4,059,423   -4.48
Mylan Inc (MYL.O)            73,103,014    67,961,315     5,141,699    7.57
Source: Nasdaq data as of June 15, Reuters Estimates


 

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