Abstract: We analyzed Bursa Malaysia short interest for stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m as of Apr 24th. Aggregate short interest was USD 526m, up 1.7% week-on-week, compared to a 1.5% gain in the KLSE index, indicating short interest grew slightly faster than the broader market. On the increase side, MY EG Services (MYEG MK) saw the largest jump in short value at +USD 4.2m (+41.4%), followed by Frontken (FRCB MK) at +USD 3.7m (+36.4%) and Inari Amertron (INRI MK) at +USD 3.4m (+31.1%). On the decrease side, Public Bank (PBK MK) saw the largest reduction in short value at -USD 4.7m (-46.2%), followed by CIMB (CIMB MK) at -USD 3.7m (-51.9%) and Petronas Chemicals (PCHEM MK) at -USD 1.9m (-27.5%). The largest short positions by value remain Mr D I Y Group (MRDIY MK) at USD 45m and Axiata (AXIATA MK) at USD 38m.
Public Bank, Petronas Chemicals, Inari Amertron, MY EG Services, Frontken
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