MW: NYSE short interest positions continue decline
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYX 28.11, -0.29, -1.02%) said late Friday that short interest on shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange continued to decline in the latest two-week period. The exchange said short interest fell to 13.06 billion shares at the end of Sept. 30, compared with 13.52 billion shares at the end of Sept. 15. and 13.78 billion shares at the end of Aug. 31. Short interest as of Sept. 30 represented 3.42% of the total shares outstanding, NYSE said.
