Asian Companies Report Sharp Short-Interest Declines

September short-interest reports showed sharply different movements across the listed companies. Pacific Alliance Bank’s short interest rose 545.2% to 200 shares, while Minor International’s fell 90.3% to 123,300 shares. Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s reported short interest plunged 100% to 18 shares, and Telkom Indonesia’s dropped 99.7% to 13 shares. The reports noted that trading volume was zero for Minor International and Bank Rakyat Indonesia, making their short-interest ratios effectively impossible to calculate.