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Bursa Short Interest Weekly (May 8th): Public Bank, Datasonic, WCT, Berjaya, Bumi Armada

08 May 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA
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Abstract: We analyzed Bursa Malaysia short interest data as of May 8th, covering stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m. Aggregated short interest totaled USD 564m, up from USD 541m a week ago, a 4.3% increase that outpaced the KLSE index gain of 1.5%. The largest short position by value was Mr D I Y Group (USD 46m), followed by Axiata (USD 39m) and Sime Darby Property (USD 28m). The biggest weekly increase in short value was Gamuda (up USD 2.6m, +13.6%), while Public Bank saw the largest short covering with a USD 4.7m decrease (-46.2%). Frontken posted the sharpest drop in short interest relative to ADT (down 1.31x), while Wellcall saw the largest ADT-relative increase (up 3.72x).

Datasonic (NEXG MK) Berjaya (BC MK) Bumi Armada (BAB MK) WCT (WCTHG MK) Public Bank (PBK MK)

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Datasonic, Berjaya, Bumi Armada, WCT, Public Bank

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