NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 1.33 percent
in the first half of May, the exchange said on Tuesday, suggesting an increase
in bearish sentiment in the stock market.
Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in short positions during the first half of May, according to information released by the exchange.
The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed.
COMPANY MAY 14 APRIL 30 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Sirius XM Radio 209,163,980 160,482,632 48,681,348 30.33 E*TRADE Financial 83,115,438 66,907,861 16,207,577 24.22 YRC Worldwide 81,813,762 71,668,934 10,144,828 14.16 JetBlue Airways 48,203,222 39,823,841 8,379,381 21.04 Mylan Inc 80,115,978 73,936,952 6,179,026 8.36
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: Popular Inc 32,552,739 93,988,857 -61,436,118 -65.37 Palm Inc 43,131,565 84,467,523 -41,335,958 -48.94 NVIDIA Corp 24,329,596 34,208,880 -9,879,284 -28.88 Oracle Corp 25,248,763 33,357,869 -8,109,106 -24.31 Dell Inc 52,158,546 58,956,900 -6,798,354 -11.53
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Sirius XM Radio 209,163,980 160,482,632 48,681,348 30.33 Level 3 Comms 102,438,220 107,172,328 -4,734,108 -4.42 Cell Therapeutics 87,364,387 88,146,413 -782,026 -0.89 E*TRADE Financial 83,115,438 66,907,861 16,207,577 24.22 YRC Worldwide 81,813,762 71,668,934 10,144,828 14.16
Source: NYSE data as of May 14, Reuters Keywords: MARKETS SHORTINTEREST/NASDAQ (Wall Street desk; Tel: +1 646 223 6110; Editing by Kenneth Barry) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in short positions during the first half of May, according to information released by the exchange.
The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed.
COMPANY MAY 14 APRIL 30 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Sirius XM Radio 209,163,980 160,482,632 48,681,348 30.33 E*TRADE Financial 83,115,438 66,907,861 16,207,577 24.22 YRC Worldwide 81,813,762 71,668,934 10,144,828 14.16 JetBlue Airways 48,203,222 39,823,841 8,379,381 21.04 Mylan Inc 80,115,978 73,936,952 6,179,026 8.36
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: Popular Inc 32,552,739 93,988,857 -61,436,118 -65.37 Palm Inc 43,131,565 84,467,523 -41,335,958 -48.94 NVIDIA Corp 24,329,596 34,208,880 -9,879,284 -28.88 Oracle Corp 25,248,763 33,357,869 -8,109,106 -24.31 Dell Inc 52,158,546 58,956,900 -6,798,354 -11.53
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Sirius XM Radio 209,163,980 160,482,632 48,681,348 30.33 Level 3 Comms 102,438,220 107,172,328 -4,734,108 -4.42 Cell Therapeutics 87,364,387 88,146,413 -782,026 -0.89 E*TRADE Financial 83,115,438 66,907,861 16,207,577 24.22 YRC Worldwide 81,813,762 71,668,934 10,144,828 14.16
Source: NYSE data as of May 14, Reuters Keywords: MARKETS SHORTINTEREST/NASDAQ (Wall Street desk; Tel: +1 646 223 6110; Editing by Kenneth Barry) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.