NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters) - Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange
rose 1.6 percent in the second half of June, the exchange said on Friday,
suggesting an increase in bearish sentiment in the stock market. For story
please see [ID:nN10535543].

Below are the five NYSE stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in short positions during the second half of June, according to
information released by the exchange.

The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also
listed.
COMPANY JUNE 30 JUNE 15 NET CHNG PCT CHNG
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
AIG (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 262,011,225 228,766,247 33,244,978 14.53
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 235,272,329 202,414,568 32,857,761 16.23
Chimera Inv Corp (CIM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 27,626,987 7,015,860 20,611,127 293.78
Bank of America (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 109,090,612 95,533,153 13,557,459 14.19
Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 79,921,394 66,405,739 13,515,655 20.35
FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
Citigroup Inc (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 1,198,178,305 1,244,025,871 -45,847,566 -3.69
Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 120,890,050 135,952,104 -15,062,054 -11.08
Taiwan Semi Manuf (TSM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 30,642,511 41,081,689 -10,439,178 -25.41
VALE SA (VALE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 37,419,492 46,002,263 -8,582,771 -18.66
United Microelecs (UMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 23,856,758 32,216,709 -8,359,951 -25.95
FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Citigroup Inc (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 1,198,178,305 1,244,025,871 -45,847,566 -3.69
AIG (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 262,011,225 228,766,247 33,244,978 14.53
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 235,272,329 202,414,568 32,857,761 16.23
General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 147,123,743 151,345,920 -4,222,177 -2.79
Merck & Co (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 146,268,069 134,029,237 12,238,832 9.13
Source: NYSE data as of June 30, Reuters Estimates
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Dan Grebler)