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Bursa Short Interest Weekly (May 22nd): SP Setia, Frontken, Datasonic, Velesto Energy

22 May 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
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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 (FRCB MK) Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (SREIT MK) SP Setia (SPSB MK) Velesto Energy (VEB MK) Datasonic (NEXG MK)

Highlighted Stocks

Frontken, Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust, SP Setia, Velesto Energy, Datasonic

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