Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,318.20	+138.38	0.91%
S&P 500	1,651.81	+12.77	0.78%
Nasdaq	3,482.18	+30.05	0.87%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,700.93	-1.76	-0.07%
FTSE 100	6,374.21	+43.72	0.69%
DAX	8,229.51	+13.78	0.17%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	13,183.90	+176.61	1.36%
Hang Seng	20,966.90	-258.99	-1.22%
S&P/ASX 200	4,851.80	+37.45	0.78%

S&P 500 Changes in Short Interest as Percentage of Float

By Bloomberg News - 2012-03-09T23:13:31Z

The following tables show companies listed in the S&P 500 Index that have the largest changes in short interest as a percentage of shares available for trading as of the Feb. 29 settlement date.

TOP 25 INCREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT


                                      Feb. 29         Feb. 15    
                                  Short Interest   Short Interest   
Ticker Name                        /Free Float %   /Free Float %    Increase % 
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FSLR  FIRST SOLAR INC                    31.23           22.98         8.25
GME   GAMESTOP CORP-A                    41.05           37.89         3.16
BWA   BORGWARNER INC                     17.13           15.00         2.12
RRD   RR DONNELLEY & S                   31.29           29.29         2.00
SVU   SUPERVALU INC                      33.27           31.51         1.76
MAS   MASCO CORP                          5.48            3.90         1.58
AN    AUTONATION INC                     17.38           15.94         1.43
ANR   ALPHA NATURAL RE                    6.08            4.70         1.38
CCL   CARNIVAL CORP                       5.40            4.15         1.26
WYNN  WYNN RESORTS LTD                    6.38            5.13         1.25
DHI   DR HORTON INC                      10.36            9.18         1.19
EA    ELECTRONIC ARTS                     6.33            5.28         1.05
ANF   ABERCROMBIE & FI                    7.67            6.66         1.01
WIN   WINDSTREAM CORP                     6.41            5.43         0.98
PBI   PITNEY BOWES INC                   24.20           23.25         0.95
HSP   HOSPIRA INC                         6.18            5.24         0.94
CVC   CABLEVISION SY-A                    4.84            3.95         0.89
CHRW  CH ROBINSON                         4.70            3.82         0.89
FTR   FRONTIER COMMUNI                   17.60           16.73         0.86
DO    DIAMOND OFFSHORE                   14.74           13.88         0.85
FII   FEDERATED INV-B                    19.06           18.24         0.82
TXT   TEXTRON INC                         5.94            5.14         0.80
K     KELLOGG CO                          3.50            2.72         0.78
SCHW  SCHWAB (CHARLES)                    3.09            2.32         0.77
NRG   NRG ENERGY                          3.32            2.56         0.76

TOP 25 DECREASES IN SHORT INTEREST VS FLOAT

                                      Feb. 29         Feb. 15    
                                  Short Interest   Short Interest   
Ticker Name                        /Free Float %   /Free Float %    Decrease % 
=============================================================================
COF   CAPITAL ONE FINA                    1.38            5.96        -4.58
DF    DEAN FOODS CO                       1.60            3.90        -2.31
VMC   VULCAN MATERIALS                    6.16            8.26        -2.10
SHLD  SEARS HOLDINGS                     34.34           36.13        -1.79
AKAM  AKAMAI TECHNOLOG                    2.81            4.46        -1.65
WHR   WHIRLPOOL CORP                      9.22           10.78        -1.56
DRI   DARDEN RESTAURAN                    6.68            8.25        -1.56
EMC   EMC CORP/MASS                       4.92            6.45        -1.54
MAR   MARRIOTT INTL-A                     7.70            9.08        -1.37
LM    LEGG MASON INC                      6.52            7.81        -1.29
HCN   HEALTH CARE REIT                    4.52            5.70        -1.17
NVLS  NOVELLUS SYS                        8.05            9.22        -1.17
BCR   CR BARD INC                         2.58            3.69        -1.11
MPC   MARATHON PETROLE                    1.41            2.47        -1.06
ABC   AMERISOURCEBERGE                    1.31            2.33        -1.03
MCHP  MICROCHIP TECH                      9.69           10.69        -1.01
AVY   AVERY DENNISON                      7.41            8.38        -0.98
NYX   NYSE EURONEXT                       2.08            2.89        -0.81
CSC   COMPUTER SCIENCE                    5.46            6.23        -0.77
CMS   CMS ENERGY CORP                     3.93            4.70        -0.77
THC   TENET HEALTHCARE                    6.20            6.92        -0.72
PCL   PLUM CREEK TIMBR                    6.35            7.01        -0.66
LEG   LEGGETT & PLATT                     7.35            7.98        -0.64
BMC   BMC SOFTWARE INC                    1.82            2.44        -0.62
WPX   WPX ENERGY                          1.69            2.30        -0.60

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