Short Interest in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) Increases By 29.1%

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (OTCMKTS:BTAFF) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 270,200 shares, an increase of 29.1% from the December 15th total of 209,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 47.4 days.

British American Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of BTAFF stock traded up $0.26 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $35.13. 5,085 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 116,165. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.77. British American Tobacco has a 12-month low of $28.00 and a 12-month high of $40.16.

About British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c. engages in the provision of tobacco and nicotine products to consumers worldwide. It also offers vapour, heated, 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.