Short Interest in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) Rises By 795.9%

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 439,000 shares, an increase of 795.9% from the September 30th total of 49,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 17,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 25.8 days.

British American Tobacco Trading Up 0.3 %

OTCMKTS BTAFF opened at $29.56 on Friday. British American Tobacco has a 52 week low of $29.45 and a 52 week high of $43.21. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.22.

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About British American Tobacco

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British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It offers vapour, tobacco heating, and modern oral nicotine products; combustible cigarettes; and traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff. The company offers its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Camel, Natural American Spirit, Newport, Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, State Express 555 and Shuang Xi brands.

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