Hedge funds boost LSE short positions

Hedge funds have boosted their short positions in the London Stock Exchange by up to six times in the last two years in anticipation of a fall in its booming share price.

Analysts speculated the move could be related to the uncertainty about mergers in the exchanges sector.

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