FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 3.6 percent in late May, the exchange said on Tuesday, suggesting bearish sentiment may be creeping back into the stock market after a three-month rally. For details, see [ID:N09474885].
Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in their short positions in the second half of May, according to information released by the exchange.
The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed.
The latest date is as of May 29, while the previous period's data is as of May 15. COMPANY CURRENT PERIOD EARLIER PERIOD NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 175,742,764 147,358,699 28,384,065 19.26 E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O) 90,703,730 73,136,352 17,567,378 24.02 NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA.O) 41,740,707 35,535,876 6,204,831 17.46 Yahoo! Inc (YHOO.O) 56,973,918 51,764,093 5,209,825 10.06 FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: Data Domain, Inc (DDUP.O) 4,274,032 12,215,139 -7,941,107 -65.01 The DIRECTV Group (DTV.O) 58,339,068 65,509,762 -7,170,694 -10.95 Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) 43,894,353 50,875,300 -6,980,947 -13.72 PACCAR Inc (PCAR.O) 24,922,598 29,718,750 -4,796,152 -16.14 Dell Inc (DELL.O) 40,126,065 44,689,832 -4,563,767 -10.21 FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 175,742,764 147,358,699 28,384,065 19.26 Level 3 Comms (LVLT.O) 110,642,307 108,969,478 1,672,829 1.54 E*TRADE Financial (ETFC.O) 90,703,730 73,136,352 17,567,378 24.02 Intel Corporation (INTC.O) 88,179,348 86,466,615 1,712,733 1.98 Mylan Inc (MYL.O) 67,961,315 65,482,513 2,478,802 3.79 Source: Nasdaq data as of May 29, Reuters Estimates
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