Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) Short Interest Up 52.7% in December

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,134,700 shares, a growth of 52.7% from the November 30th total of 742,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1,621.0 days.

Japan Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of JAPAF stock opened at $28.50 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.94. Japan Tobacco has a 1-year low of $25.09 and a 1-year high of $30.25.

About Japan Tobacco

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 Business, and Processed Food Business. 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.