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
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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)
