The long / short report December 2023

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The long / short report provides a geographic analysis of the long/short market by sector using the securities finance short interest data of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Highlights from December's report include:

Across global equities, the largest increases in short interest were seen across the Banking (+9bps) and Consumer Staples (+8bps) sectors over the month.

Across North American equities, short interest decreased by 6bps over the month. The largest increase was seen across the Consumer Discretionary sector.

Some sizable moves were seen in short interest across the APAC region during the month. The largest increase was seen across the Automobile and Components Sector, increasing by 8bps.

Across EMEA, short interest remained muted. The most shorted sector continued to be Real Estate and Property Management.

Short interest increased by 106bps across the government bond markets, heading into year end, but decreased by 17bps across corporate bonds.

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