Abstract: We analyzed changes in short interest of ASX stocks as of Oct 9th. The aggregated short interest was USD51.4bn, compared to USD50.5bn a week ago. Short interest increased by 1.8% last week while the ASX200 index rose by 0.4%. Among stock highlights, Commonwealth Bank Of Australia led the weekly increase in short value at +US$129m (short value US$4,595m), followed by Wesfarmers at +US$119m and Goodman at +US$99m. South32 saw the largest weekly increase in short value as a percentage, up 22.0%, and Downer Edi's short value as a multiple of ADT rose by 2.91x. Northern Star Resources' short value rose 10.4% week on week to US$748m, while Rio Tinto posted the largest weekly decrease in short value at -US$143m.
Santos, Goodman, Northern Star Resources, South32, Downer Edi
A weekly review of short interest in ASX-listed stocks, based on the short position reports published for the Australian market. Each issue tabulates the largest shorts by value and as a multiple of average daily turnover, plus the week's biggest increases and decreases. All issues of ASX Short Interest Weekly →
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