Abstract: We analyzed KRX short interest for stocks with market capitalization of at least USD 100m as of July 10th. Aggregated short interest stood at USD 15,108m, down 11.1% from USD 16,998m the prior week, outpacing the KOSPI index decline of 7.6%. The largest short position by value was Hyundai Motor at USD 1,405m, followed by Hanmi Semi at USD 846m and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries at USD 812m. The biggest weekly increase in short value was Samsung Electronics, up USD 174m, while SK Hynix saw the largest decrease, falling USD 711m, followed by SamsungElecMech (down USD 159m) and SAMSUNG C&T (down USD 54m). By days-to-cover, SAMBO CORR led at 34.6x ADT, while Gwangju Shinsegae recorded the largest weekly ADT multiple increase at plus 6.1x.
SamsungElecMech, SK Hynix, SAMSUNG C&T, HD HYUNDAI ELECTRIC, Samsung Electronics
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