Short interest falls on Nasdaq, rises on NYSE (at MarketWatch)

Short interest falls on Nasdaq, rises on NYSE (at MarketWatch)

August 24, 2010, 5:03 pm

Short-interest positions fell on Nasdaq OMX Group exchanges but rose on exchanges operated by NYSE Euronext Inc. , according to the exchanges late Tuesday. NYSE said short interest increased to 13.75 billion shares, or about 3.6% of outstanding shares, as of Aug. 13 compared with from 13.69 billion shares on July 30.