NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters) - Below are the five NYSE stocks that
experienced the largest increases and decreases in their short positions from
late-May to mid-June, according to information released by the exchange.
The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed. The exchange is due to publish aggregate data on short positions across the NYSE later on Thursday.
The latest date is as of June 15, while the previous period's data is as of May 28.
COMPANY June 15 May 28 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Citigroup 497,392,313 433,618,690 63,773,623 14.7 Bank of NY Mellon 38,005,242 11,439,986 26,565,256 232.2 BP 25,708,049 6,594,670 19,113,379 289.8 Nokia Corp 81,384,713 63888089 17,496,624 27.4 Qwest Communications 114,498,471 98224508 16,273,963 16.6
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: Sprint Nextel Corp 72,613,518 100,520,184 27,906,666 -27.8 Altria Group Inc 41,002,071 52,090,081 11,088,010 -21.3 Barrick Gold Corp 8,639,064 17,536,110 -8,897,046 -50.7 AMR Corp 32,041,666 39,351,681 -7,310,015 -18.6 Denbury Resources 19,852,168 25,886,740 -6,034,572 -23.3
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Citigroup 497,392,313 433,618,690 63,773,623 14.7 Ford Motor Co 293,656,443 297,599,577 -3,943,134 -1.3 Fannie Mae 135,468,832 135,771,853 -303,021 -0.2 Qwest Communications 114,498,471 98,224,508 16,273,963 16.6 Exxon Mobil Corp 104,569,426 105,148,985 -579,559 -0.6
Source: NYSE data as of June 15, Reuters Estimates
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The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed. The exchange is due to publish aggregate data on short positions across the NYSE later on Thursday.
The latest date is as of June 15, while the previous period's data is as of May 28.
COMPANY June 15 May 28 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Citigroup 497,392,313 433,618,690 63,773,623 14.7 Bank of NY Mellon 38,005,242 11,439,986 26,565,256 232.2 BP 25,708,049 6,594,670 19,113,379 289.8 Nokia Corp 81,384,713 63888089 17,496,624 27.4 Qwest Communications 114,498,471 98224508 16,273,963 16.6
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: Sprint Nextel Corp 72,613,518 100,520,184 27,906,666 -27.8 Altria Group Inc 41,002,071 52,090,081 11,088,010 -21.3 Barrick Gold Corp 8,639,064 17,536,110 -8,897,046 -50.7 AMR Corp 32,041,666 39,351,681 -7,310,015 -18.6 Denbury Resources 19,852,168 25,886,740 -6,034,572 -23.3
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Citigroup 497,392,313 433,618,690 63,773,623 14.7 Ford Motor Co 293,656,443 297,599,577 -3,943,134 -1.3 Fannie Mae 135,468,832 135,771,853 -303,021 -0.2 Qwest Communications 114,498,471 98,224,508 16,273,963 16.6 Exxon Mobil Corp 104,569,426 105,148,985 -579,559 -0.6
Source: NYSE data as of June 15, Reuters Estimates
Reuters Messaging: edward.krudy@reuters.com@reuters.net Keywords: MARKETS SHORTINTEREST/
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