FACTBOX- Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest
NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 3 percent in the second half of June, the exchange said on Friday, suggesting an increase in bearish sentiment in the stock market. For story please see [ID:nN10535543].
Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in their short positions from mid- to late-June, according to information released by the exchange.
The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed. COMPANY JUNE 30 JUNE 15 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 194,820,020 164,973,349 29,846,671 18.09 Huntington Bancshrs (HBAN.O) 59,762,108 34,067,233 25,694,875 75.42 Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) 86,848,410 70,653,406 16,195,004 22.92 E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O) 95,942,774 86,644,307 9,298,467 10.73 Dell Inc (DELL.O) 59,786,357 52,545,129 7,241,228 13.78 FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB.O) 28,459,186 51,318,221 -22,859,035 -44.54 Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA.O) 16,069,812 21,885,184 -5,815,372 -26.57 Level 3 Comms Inc (LVLT.O) 109,950,552 115,070,735 -5,120,183 -4.45 Nuance Comms Inc (NUAN.O) 17,329,589 22,262,019 -4,932,430 -22.16 Brocade Comm Systems (BRCD.O) 7,273,924 11,467,415 -4,193,491 -36.57 FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 194,820,020 164,973,349 29,846,671 18.09 Level 3 Comms Inc (LVLT.O) 109,950,552 115,070,735 -5,120,183 -4.45 E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O) 95,942,774 86,644,307 9,298,467 10.73 Intel Corporation (INTC.O) 88,709,534 89,400,978 -691,444 -0.77 Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) 86,848,410 70,653,406 16,195,004 22.92 Source: Nasdaq data as of June 30, Reuters Estimates (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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