Abstract: We analyzed Bursa Malaysia short interest for stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m as of May 22nd. Aggregated short interest stood at USD 620m, up 3.8% from USD 597m a week prior, while the KLSE index fell 1.6% over the same period. On the increases side, SP Setia (SPSB MK) saw the sharpest rise among highlighted names, with short value climbing 23.2% to USD 14.5m, and Velesto Energy (VEB MK) rose 27.8% to USD 4.3m. Frontken (FRCB MK) recorded the largest decrease, with short value collapsing 73.1% to USD 2.9m, equivalent to a 4.81x ADT reduction. Datasonic and Sunway REIT (SREIT MK) also featured, with Sunway REIT short interest rising 20.4% to USD 3.3m.
Frontken, Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust, SP Setia, Velesto Energy, Datasonic
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