Abstract: We analyzed changes in short interest of TWSE stocks as of Oct 9th. Aggregated short interest was USD41.5bn, down 0.1% from USD41,550m a week ago, while the TWSE index increased 1.7%, so short covering lagged well behind the market rally. By value, Innolux led at US$1,276m, followed by Wiwynn at US$1,073m, TSMC at US$959m, King Yuan Electronics at US$875m, and MediaTek at US$846m. UMC posted the largest weekly increase in short value, up US$166m (42.2%), followed by Wiwynn (+US$160m), King Yuan Electronics (+US$121m), MediaTek (+US$110m), and Gold Circuit Electronics (+US$110m). Zhen Ding Technology saw the sharpest decline in short value, down US$246m (24.1%), followed by BizLink (-US$214m), TSMC (-US$155m), Winbond Electronics (-US$144m), and Wistron (-US$110m).
MediaTek, Winbond Electronics, Zhen Ding Technology, UMC, Shin Kong Financial
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