NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Short interest on the New
York Stock Exchange rose 0.3 percent in mid-April, the exchange
said on Monday, suggesting a slight increase in bearish
sentiment in the stock market. For story please see
[ID:nN21461503].
Below are the five NYSE stocks that experienced the largest
increases and decreases in their short positions from late
March to mid-April, 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 April 15, while the previous
period's data is as of March 31.
Company April 15 March 31 Net
Change Pct Change
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------------ FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Washington Mutual (WM.N)
195,351,408 162,881,480 32,469,928 19.9 Ford Motor Co
(F.N) 271,868,810 244,615,797 27,253,013 11.1
Philip Morris (PM.N) 25,912,858 7,020,947
18,891,911 269.1 Fannie Mae (FNM.N) 73,637,972
63,180,006 10,457,966 16.6 Time Warner Cable (TWC.N)
17,796,183 8,391,237 9,404,946 112.1 FIVE BIGGEST
DECREASES: Toronto-Dominion (TD.N) 5,245,957
20,477,177 -15,231,220 -74.4 Motorola Inc (MOT.N)
38,870,844 50,933,685 -12,062,841 -23.7 Chesapeake
Energy (CHK.N) 34,050,040 44,777,622 -10,727,582
-24.0 Boston Scientific (BSX.N) 37,817,034 46,315,687
-8,498,653 -18.4 Citigroup Inc (C.N) 120,235,144
127,794,737 -7,559,593 -5.9 FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Ford
Motor (F.N) 271,868,810 244,615,797 27,253,013
11.1 Washington Mutual (WM.N) 195,351,408 162,881,480
32,469,928 19.9 Citigroup Inc (C.N) 120,235,144
127,794,737 -7,559,593 -5.9 Wells Fargo (WFC.N)
118,178,627 119,448,401 -1,269,774 -1.1 Wachovia Corp
WB.N 102,781,137 106,511,840 -3,730,703 -3.5
Source: NYSE data as of April 15, Reuters Estimates
(Reporting by Emily Chasan)
