Abstract: We analyzed KRX short interest as of April 17th, covering stocks with market capitalization of at least USD 100m. Aggregate short interest stood at USD 16,672m, up 6.5% from USD 15,658m the prior week, outpacing the KOSPI index gain of 5.7%. On the increase side, the largest short value additions were in HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (+USD 128m), Hyundai Motor (+USD 125m), SK Hynix (+USD 111m, a 238.7% surge), and DWEC (+USD 95m, +57.3%). On the decrease side, LS Electric saw the largest short covering at -USD 141m (-86.6%), followed by KOLON IND at -USD 64m (-71.2%), which also led all names in ADT multiple reduction at -3.35x. GS E&C short interest rose 58.3% to USD 122m, representing 5.3% of shares outstanding.
DWEC, GS E&C, LS ELECTRIC, KOLON IND, SK Hynix
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