UK's most-shorted stocks: High street brands top the list

Research from Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

Debenhams and Marks & Spencer are among the High Street brands which make up the most-shorted stocks in the UK, amid a troubling start to 2018 for the sector, according to research compiled by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management.

Debenhams and Marks & Spencer are among the high street brands which make up the most-shorted stocks in the UK, amid a troubling start to 2018 for the sector, according to research compiled by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. Get Shorty is an annual list showing the UK firms currently being most heavily bet against by short-sellers, which last year saw the now-collapsed facilities management and construction services company Carillion top the list. Investor sentiment towards UK remains subdued However, this year's list is dominated by High Street names with the sector enduring ...