Kesko Oyj (OTCMKTS:KKOYY) Short Interest Update

Kesko Oyj (OTCMKTS:KKOYY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 136,005 shares, a growth of 140.4% from the April 30th total of 56,585 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 87,338 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Kesko Oyj Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Kesko Oyj stock traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $12.17. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 25,207 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,720. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.53. Kesko Oyj has a one year low of $10.11 and a one year high of $13.07.

About Kesko Oyj

Kesko Oyj is a Finnish retail conglomerate headquartered in Helsinki. The company operates through four main divisions—grocery trade, building and technical trade, car trade, and agricultural and machinery trade—serving both consumer and professional customers. Kesko is publicly listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki exchange and maintains an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program on the OTC market under the ticker KKOYY.

In its grocery trade segment, Kesko supplies a network of K-food stores, including K-Citymarket, K-Supermarket and K-Market, offering fresh produce, everyday household goods, and private-label products.