FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest
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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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