Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 771,700 shares, a growth of 89.7% from the August 31st total of 406,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7,717.0 days.

Japan Tobacco Trading Down 4.9 %

JAPAF traded down $1.49 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $28.76. 12 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,046. Japan Tobacco has a 52 week low of $22.11 and a 52 week high of $30.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $28.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.62.

Japan Tobacco Company Profile

Japan Tobacco Inc, a tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Tobacco Business, Pharmaceutical, and Processed Food. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products, E-vapor products, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco products, and hookah and kretek products.