Abstract: We analyzed KRX short interest for stocks with market cap of at least USD 100m as of Jun 26th. Aggregate short interest was USD 15,686m, down 12.2% week-on-week, a larger decline than the KOSPI index which fell 7.1% over the same period. By short value, the top positions were Hyundai Motor (USD 1,696m), Hanmi Semi (USD 1,114m), and HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (USD 958m). The largest weekly decreases in short value were in HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (down USD 289m, or 23.2%), Hyundai Motor (down USD 212m, or 11.1%), HyundaiAutoever (down USD 64m, or 46.0%), MIRAE ASSET SEC (down USD 120m, or 26.6%), and JEL (down USD 71m, or 31.2%). The largest weekly increases were in SAMSUNG C&T (up USD 49m, or 39.7%), Hanwha Ocean (up USD 33m, or 17.8%), and DB HiTek (up USD 26m, or 19.6%).
MIRAE ASSET SEC, JEL, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, HyundaiAutoever, Hyundai Motor
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