NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 0.65 percent
in the second half of November, the exchange said on Wednesday. For story
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Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in their short positions in the second half of November 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 Nov. 30, while the previous period's data is as of Nov. 13.
COMPANY Nov 30 Nov 13 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Dell Inc 51,008,042 37,878,835 13,129,207 34.66 Palm Inc 56,492,477 47,654,614 8,837,863 18.55 Clearwire Corp 19,466,778 11,822,613 7,644,165 64.66 Altera Corp 17,911,533 11,273,756 6,637,777 58.88 Charles Schwab Corp 44,195,232 38,328,045 5,867,187 15.31
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: DIRECTV 41,159,872 136,331,890 -95,172,018 -69.81 Citizens Rep Bancrp 16,924,208 42,560,054 -25,635,846 -60.23 Microsoft Corp 63,968,585 78,350,900 -14,382,315 -18.36 American Capital 18,622,655 27,198,942 -8,576,287 -31.53 News Corp 16,539,285 21,721,416 -5,182,131 -23.86
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: E*TRADE Fin Corp 113,865,462 113,633,640 231,822 0.2 Level 3 Comms Inc 100,299,867 97,145,651 3,154,216 3.25 Sirius XM Radio 72,804,087 75,127,051 -2,322,964 -3.09 Mylan Inc 70,375,295 71,782,832 -1,407,537 -1.96 Microsoft Corp 63,968,585 78,350,900 -14,382,315 -18.36
Source: Nasdaq data as of Nov 30, Reuters Keywords: MARKETS SHORTINTEREST/NASDAQ
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Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in their short positions in the second half of November 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 Nov. 30, while the previous period's data is as of Nov. 13.
COMPANY Nov 30 Nov 13 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Dell Inc 51,008,042 37,878,835 13,129,207 34.66 Palm Inc 56,492,477 47,654,614 8,837,863 18.55 Clearwire Corp 19,466,778 11,822,613 7,644,165 64.66 Altera Corp 17,911,533 11,273,756 6,637,777 58.88 Charles Schwab Corp 44,195,232 38,328,045 5,867,187 15.31
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: DIRECTV 41,159,872 136,331,890 -95,172,018 -69.81 Citizens Rep Bancrp 16,924,208 42,560,054 -25,635,846 -60.23 Microsoft Corp 63,968,585 78,350,900 -14,382,315 -18.36 American Capital 18,622,655 27,198,942 -8,576,287 -31.53 News Corp 16,539,285 21,721,416 -5,182,131 -23.86
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: E*TRADE Fin Corp 113,865,462 113,633,640 231,822 0.2 Level 3 Comms Inc 100,299,867 97,145,651 3,154,216 3.25 Sirius XM Radio 72,804,087 75,127,051 -2,322,964 -3.09 Mylan Inc 70,375,295 71,782,832 -1,407,537 -1.96 Microsoft Corp 63,968,585 78,350,900 -14,382,315 -18.36
Source: Nasdaq data as of Nov 30, Reuters Keywords: MARKETS SHORTINTEREST/NASDAQ
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