Abstract: We analyzed KRX short interest for stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m as of Jul 3rd. Aggregate short interest was USD 17.0bn (USD 16,998m), up 8.6% from USD 15,647m the prior week, while the KOSPI index declined 3.8%. The largest short by value was Hyundai Motor at USD 1,648m, followed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries at USD 1,007m and Hanmi Semi at USD 925m. The biggest weekly increases in short value were SK Hynix (+USD 783m, +7,831%), JEL (+USD 154m, +99.0%), SKSQUARE (+USD 109m, +400%), and LS ELECTRIC (+USD 100m, +246%). The largest short reductions were in Hanmi Semi (-USD 189m, -17.0%) and DB HiTek (-USD 125m, -78.7%).
SKSQUARE, JEL, DB HiTek, LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix
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