In today’s briefing:
- Japan – Increase in Shorts on Some Interesting** Stocks
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Japan – Increase in Shorts on Some Interesting** Stocks
- CyberAgent, Lixil Group, Hakuhodo Dy Holdings, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, Welcia Holdings, Persol Holdings, Kurita Water Industries, GMO Payment Gateway, Keio Corp and NGK Insulators have underperformed the Nikkei225 over the recent past.
- The underperformance could lead to adjustments in global passive portfolios and liquidity events on some of the stocks.
- Short interest has increased on some stocks and there could be more pre-positioning to come over the next few weeks.