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These are the 10 stocks most shorted by hedge funds right now

These are the London-listed companies being heavily targeted by shortsellers

By

James Booth

Cinema chains around the world have struggled to survive during the pandemic as lockdowns imposed by governments to contain the virus saw them shut their doors, and restrict numbers severely where they were allowed to be open. Companies like Cineworld saw their stocks shorted by hedge funds, as a result.
Cinema chains around the world have struggled to survive during the pandemic as lockdowns imposed by governments to contain the virus saw them shut their doors, and restrict numbers severely where they were allowed to be open. Companies like Cineworld saw their stocks shorted by hedge funds, as a result. Photo: Getty Images

New analysis has shown that cinema chain Cineworld is the most shorted company on the London Stock Exchange.

The struggling cinema chain had 9.5% of its stock held short by 10 funds on 13 November, the research by exchange-traded fund provider GraniteShares showed.

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