Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 22 : 8-Sep-16

New figures show that 4.79 per cent of Rio Tinto’s shares were subject to short selling on 31 August 2016, compared with 0.48 per cent on 30 July 2015. Likewise, the proportion of BHP Billiton’s shares that are short sold has risen from 0.2 per cent in March 2015 to 2.15 per cent on 31 August. Pure-play iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group has traditionally been a key target for short sellers, but shorting activity has fallen from around 12.6 per cent in April 2015 to 2.5 per cent at the end of August.

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