Short Interest Falls In C, GE, WFC, CAT, WMT, IBM, T, DIS, MCD, JNJ; Rises In BAC, F, CIT, JPM, AIG

The NYSE said short interest on July 31 decreased to 14,032,249,608 shares from 15,637,748,052 (revised) shares on July 15, a decrease of 1,605,498,444 shares.

Here is how short interest stacked up in some notable NYSE stocks in that time frame:

Short Interest Fell:

• Citigroup (NYSE: C) Short Interest Fell From 1.214 Billion Shares to 343.28 Million Shares
  
• General Electric (NYSE: GE) Short Interest Fell From 168.6 Million Shares to 143.48 Million Shares
  
• Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Short Interest Fell From 108.8 Million Shares to 98.52 Million Shares
  
• Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Short Interest Fell From 53.89 Million Shares to 49.47 Million Shares
  
• Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Short Interest Fell From 34.26 Million Shares to 27.58 Million Shares
  
• IBM (NYSE: IBM) Short Interest Fell From 18.93 Million Shares to 15.8 Million Shares
  
• AT&T (NYSE: T) Short Interest Fell From 46.84 Million Shares to 39.63 Million Shares
  
• Disney (NYSE: DIS) Short Interest Fell From 55.23 Million Shares to 54.3 Million Shares
  
• McDonalds Corp. (NYSE: MCD) Short Interest Fell From 14.8 Million Shares to 12.05 Million Shares
  
• Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Short Interest Fell From 27.25 Million Shares to 24.98 Million Shares

Short Interest Rose:

• Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Short Interest Rose From 89.75 Million Shares to 92.63 Million Shares
  
• Ford (NYSE: F) Short Interest Rose From 126.4 Million Shares to 128.97 Million Shares
  
• CIT (NYSE: CIT) Short Interest Rose From 49.58 Million Shares to 58.65 Million Shares
  
• JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Short Interest Rose From 44.52 Million Shares to 48.07 Million Shares
  
• AIG (NYSE: AIG) Short Interest Rose From 21.92 Million Shares to 24.64 Million Shares

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