Cineworld leads list of ten most shorted UK stocks

Sainsbury's, Tullow Oil and Hamerson also being shorted

Cineworld Group, the world's second-largest cinema chain, was the most shorted UK listed company, according to analysis from ETF provider GraniteShares.

Around 7.1% of Cineworld's stock was held short by six investment firms, with New Holland Capital taking the largest position with 2.42% of the company's shares. The next most shorted UK listed companies were Sainsbury's, Tullow Oil, Hammerson and Echo Energy where the respective short positions were 7%, 6.9%, 6.7% and 6.1%. Return of the Lockdown Laggards? Investors eye 'Covid casualty' stocks to prepare for 'revenge spending' Among the stocks tracked by GraniteShares ETPs, Vodafone Group is the 30th most shorted company, with two fund managers holding short positions representing...