FACTBOX- Biggest changes in Nasdaq short interest

Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:32pm EDT
 
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 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)





 
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