J. C. Penney Duking It Out For Survival In September Shorts: CITI

A report by Citi analysts Deborah L Weinswig and Tiffany Kanaga says short interest in the Retail sector was up 4.7% in the latter half of September and +8.6% for the month. On the other hand, NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) short interest decreased (-2.1%) during the latter half of September. Here are some interesting insights from the report. Which retailers bore the brunt? The five retailers that saw the maximum increase in short interest in the second half of September were as follows: Short Interest Short Interest Short Interest Ticker Company September 13, 2013 September 30, 2013 % chg. WAG Walgreen 13,358,325…