FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest

NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 5.7 percent in mid-March, the
exchange said on Wednesday, suggesting an increase in bearish sentiment in the stock market. For
story please see [ID:N26346050].

Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in their
short positions from late February to mid-March, according to information released by the
exchange.

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

The latest data is as of March 14, while the previous period's data is as of Feb. 29.
Company March 14 Feb 29 Net Change Pct Change
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O) 223,577,359 198,270,419 25,306,940 12.7
Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) 73,069,889 48,631,811 24,438,078 50.3
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O) 104,396,736 87,660,694 16,736,042 19.1
Intel Corp (INTC.O) 75,796,996 64,099,929 11,697,067 18.3
Sonus Networks (SONS.O) 41,254,713 31,995,250 9,259,463 28.9
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Tellabs (TLAB.O) 29,089,610 34,452,586 -5,362,976 -15.6
Brocade Comm (BRCD.O) 7,832,718 12,270,245 -4,437,527 -36.2
Take-Two (TTWO.O) 17,073,502 21,306,591 -4,233,089 -19.9
Keryx (KERX.O) 10,333,119 14,370,005 -4,036,886 -28.1
eBay Inc (EBAY.O) 29,229,386 32,913,357 -3,683,971 -11.2
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O) 223,577,359 198,270,419 25,306,940 12.7
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) 123,090,091 115,720,569 7,369,522 6.4
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O) 104,396,736 87,660,694 16,736,042 19.1
Sirius Satellite (SIRI.O) 97,375,012 100,168,164 -2,793,152 -2.8
Charter Comm CHTR.O 90,953,371 91,482,363 -528,992 -0.6
Source: Nasdaq data as of March 14, Reuters Estimates
(Reporting by Emily Chasan)