FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 7.1 percent
in mid-January, the exchange said on Friday, suggesting an increase in bearish
sentiment in the stock market. For story please see [ID:nN25370465].

Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their short positions from late December to mid-January, 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 January 15, while the previous period's data is as
of December 31.
Company Jan 15 Dec 31 Net Change Pct Change
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
E*Trade Financial (ETFC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 91,293,706 81,353,796 9,939,910 12.2
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 163,023,910 153,768,582 9,255,328 6.0
Applied Materials (AMAT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 34,017,808 25,754,235 8,263,573 32.1
Sonus Networks (SONS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 33,017,515 26,046,649 6,970,866 26.8
Oracle Corp (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 39,691,156 32,765,791 6,925,365 21.1
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 43,249,788 55,563,886 -12,314,098 -22.2
UTStarcom Inc (UTSI.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 31,197,075 37,374,860 -6,177,785 -16.5
Ameritrade (AMTD.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 8,598,129 13,715,125 -5,116,996 -37.3
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 107,267,300 112,119,787 -4,852,487 -4.3
People's United (PBCT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 8,872,905 12,324,922 -3,452,017 -28.0
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Level 3 Comm (LVLT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 163,023,910 153,768,582 9,255,328 6.0
Sirius Satellite (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 108,712,441 105,026,759 3,685,682 3.5
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 107,267,300 112,119,787 -4,852,487 -4.3
Charter Comm (CHTR.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 99,272,982 95,256,357 4,016,625 4.2
E*Trade Financial (ETFC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) 91,293,706 81,353,796 9,939,910 12.2
Source: Nasdaq data as of Jan. 15, Reuters Estimates
(Reporting by Emily Chasan, editing by Leslie Gevirtz)