Sony Q3 Profit Jumps on Gaming and Image Sensors, Full-Year Outlook Raised 
Trump Backs Nexstar–Tegna Merger Amid Shifting U.S. Media Landscape 
TrumpRx Website Launches to Offer Discounted Prescription Drugs for Cash-Paying Americans 
Nvidia, ByteDance, and the U.S.-China AI Chip Standoff Over H200 Exports 
Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances 
Hims & Hers Halts Compounded Semaglutide Pill After FDA Warning 
Kroger Set to Name Former Walmart Executive Greg Foran as Next CEO 
Washington Post Publisher Will Lewis Steps Down After Layoffs 
Toyota’s Surprise CEO Change Signals Strategic Shift Amid Global Auto Turmoil 
Prudential Financial Reports Higher Q4 Profit on Strong Underwriting and Investment Gains 
Uber Ordered to Pay $8.5 Million in Bellwether Sexual Assault Lawsuit 
SpaceX Pushes for Early Stock Index Inclusion Ahead of Potential Record-Breaking IPO 
Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Starbucks’ Diversity and Inclusion Policies 
American Airlines CEO to Meet Pilots Union Amid Storm Response and Financial Concerns 
Once Upon a Farm Raises Nearly $198 Million in IPO, Valued at Over $724 Million 
Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report 
Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate 
NEW YORK, March 24, 2017 -- At the end of the settlement date of March 15, 2017, short interest in 2,328 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,352,374,802 shares compared with 7,280,848,100 shares in 2,345 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 28, 2017. The mid-March short interest represents 4.54 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.47 days for the prior reporting period.
Short interest in 797 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 745,373,946 shares at the end of the settlement date of March 15, 2017 compared with 706,233,838 shares in 792 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents 2.45 days average daily volume, compared with the previous reporting period’s figure of 2.32.
In summary, short interest in all 3,125 Nasdaq® securities totaled 8,097,748,748 shares at the March 15, 2017 settlement date, compared with 3,137 issues and 7,987,081,938 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 4.21 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 4.13 days for the previous reporting period.
The open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller.
For more information on Nasdaq Short interest positions, including publication dates, visit http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/short-interest.aspx or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.
About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables clients to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 85 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,800 listed companies with a market value of $10.1 trillion and nearly 18,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: business.nasdaq.com.
NDAQO
Media Contact: Christine Barna +1.646.441.5310 [email protected]
