Short sellers bets dip against S&P 500 financial stocks in August

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Average short interest across S&P 500 financial (NYSEARCA:XLF) stocks dipped at the end of August after a moderate 4-basis-point drop in July. The short interest fell to 1.98% in August, with the number of short interest shares in S&P 500 financials sector fell to 958.