Hot stocks: Semiconductor plays stumble amid rising short interest
A S&P report noted that Frencken, UMS and AEM were among the top five most shorted stocks on the Singapore bourse
SINGAPORE’S semiconductor stocks were trading in the red on Tuesday (Oct 8) morning, amid heightened short-selling interest.
Shares of Frencken slid S$0.03 or 2.2 per cent to S$1.31 as at 10.37am, and UMS declined S$0.02 or 1.9 per cent to S$1.05 as at 11.05am. AEM fell as much as S$0.08 or 5.5 per cent to S$1.37 as at 11.07am.
All three had recovered slightly as at 11.52am. Frencken was at S$1.32 (-1.5 per cent), with UMS at S$1.06 (-0.9 per cent) and AEM at S$1.39 (-4.1 per cent).
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