The NYSE released short interest in stocks traded on the exchange. The figures are as of June 15 and are compared to the comparable numbers at of May 15.
Largest Shares Short By Company
Company Shares Short
Ford (F) 213.1 million
Motorola (MOT) 139.3 million
TimeW (TWX) 79.3 million
Qwest (Q) 78.9 million
AMD (AMD) 73.8 million
CVS (CVS) 66.7 million
GE (GE) 59.9 million
GM (GM) 57.6 million
Pfizer (PFE) 54.5 million
Natl Semi (NSM) 52.9 million
Wells Fargo (WFC) 51.8 million
SpintNextel (S) 51.0 million
Tenet Health (THC) 51.0 million
Disney (DIS) 50.7 million
Largest Increases In Short Position
Company Increase
National Semi (NSM) 42.1 million up
IBM (IBM) 32.0 million
Wells Farge (WFC) 16.9 million
Micron (MU) 13.9 million
Motorola (MOT) 13.6 million
Largest Decreases
Company Decrease In Shares Short
Valero (VLO) Down 17 million
Solectron (SLR) Down 16.3 million
CVS Down 14.2 million
Xcel (XEL) Down 9.9 million
Schlumberger (SLB) Down 9.1 million
Coca-Cola (KO) Down 7.6 million
Time Warner (TWX) Down 7.4 million
Data from WSJ and NYSE
Douglas A. McIntyre
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