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FACTBOX- Biggest changes in NYSE short interest

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    NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Short interest in Citigroup Inc <C.N> rose
more than 50 percent in the first half of October, data from the New York Stock
Exchange showed, indicating increasing bearish sentiment in the stock.
  Bets on declines in shares of Xerox Corp <XRX.N> spiked more than
seven-fold, while interest in Fidelity National Information Services <FIS.N>
decreased almost 80 percent.
  Investors who "short" securities borrow shares and then sell them, waiting
for the stock to fall so they can buy the shares at the lower price, return
them to the lender and pocket the difference.
  Below are the five NYSE stocks that experienced the largest increases and
decreases in their total short positions during the first half of the month
according to information released by the exchange.
  The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also
listed.
  The latest date is as of Oct. 15, while the previous period's data is as of
Sept. 30.
  Data for total short interest in the exchange, expected after the market
close on Monday, was still not available on Tuesday morning.

COMPANY                       OCT 15       SEPT 30      NET CHANGE  PCT CHANGE
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FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES:
Citigroup Inc <C.N>        178,057,740    117,961,458   60,096,282    50.95 
Xerox Corp <XRX.N>          47,136,876      6,622,651   40,514,225   611.75
Pfizer Inc <PFE.N>         285,836,513    267,603,794   18,232,719     6.81
Merck & Co Inc <MRK.N>     195,283,992    179,324,501   15,959,491     8.90
CIT Group Inc <CIT.N>       81,042,082     66,738,960   14,303,122    21.43

FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES:
General Electric Co <GE.N> 111,894,884    129,973,862  -18,078,978   -13.91
EMC Corporation <EMC.N>     44,867,490     61,746,557  -16,879,067   -27.34
Cemex SAB de CV <CX.N>      28,861,512     45,442,185  -16,580,673   -36.49
Fidelity Nat Info  <FIS.N>   3,950,367     18,824,948  -14,874,581   -79.02
Harley-Davidson Inc <HOG.N> 33,323,909     39,873,552   -6,549,643   -16.43

FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS:
Pfizer Inc <PFE.N>         285,836,513    267,603,794   18,232,719     6.81
Merck & Co Inc <MRK.N>     195,283,992    179,324,501   15,959,491     8.90
Citigroup Inc <C.N>        178,057,740    117,961,458   60,096,282    50.95
General Electric Co <GE.N> 111,894,884    129,973,862  -18,078,978   -13.91
Fannie Mae <FNM.N>         110,977,012    111,994,988   -1,017,976    -0.91