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Bursa Short Interest Weekly (Oct 23rd): Pentamaster, Velesto Energy, Dayang Enterprise, Mah Sing

23 Oct 2026 By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM
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Abstract: We analyzed short interest changes across Bursa Malaysia stocks with market cap of at least USD100m as of October 23rd. The aggregated short interest was USD1,370m, up 0.4% from USD1,365m a week earlier, while the KLSE index rose 0.2% over the same period. Malayan Banking led weekly increases in short value, up USD8.1m (9.7%), followed by Press Metal, up USD7.4m (20.5%), and Petronas Chemicals, up USD3.7m (7.9%). RHB Bank led weekly decreases, down USD19.2m (17.9%), followed by Gamuda, down USD11.0m (9.6%), and Telekom Malaysia, down USD3.6m (6.6%). By percentage change, Pentamaster stood out with a 64.4% increase in short value to USD5.5m, while AirAsia X saw the largest percentage decrease, down 41.3% to USD1.4m.

Mah Sing (MSGB MK) Dayang Enterprise (DEHB MK) Pentamaster (PENT MK) JCY International (JCYH MK) Velesto Energy (VEB MK)

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Mah Sing, Dayang Enterprise, Pentamaster, JCY International, Velesto Energy

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