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Nasdaq says short interest fell 3.12% in late July
2022.08.09 23:58
FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
(Reuters) – Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 3.12% in late July, the exchange said on Tuesday.
As of July 29, short interest fell to about 12.65 billion shares, from 13.058 billion shares as of July 15.
Investors who sell securities “short” borrow shares and then sell them, expecting the stock to fall so they can buy the shares back at the lower price, return them to the lender and pocket the difference.
Shorting can also be part of a hedging strategy.
