FACTBOX-Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest

Tue Jun 9, 2009 4:16pm EDT
 
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 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
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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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