Abstract: We analyzed changes in short interest of Bursa Malaysia stocks with market cap of at least USD100m as of October 9th. Aggregated short interest fell 3.3% week on week to USD1,390m, down from USD1,437m, while the KLSE index rose 0.2% over the same period. CIMB led weekly increases in short value, up 23.5% to USD75.2m, while RHB Bank also rose, up 6.2% to USD106.5m. Gamuda saw the largest decrease, down 23.5% to USD139.8m, followed by Press Metal, down 25.3% to USD44.4m. AMMB's short value rose 16.7% to USD12.0m and Pentamaster's short interest as a multiple of ADT fell 0.67x to 1.3x.
Gamuda, Pentamaster, CIMB, AMMB, Press Metal
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