Short Interest in Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) Increases By 17.4%

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,358,700 shares, an increase of 17.4% from the January 15th total of 1,157,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1,358.7 days.

Japan Tobacco Price Performance

JAPAF remained flat at $27.50 during trading hours on Friday. Japan Tobacco has a 52 week low of $24.38 and a 52 week high of $30.25. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.50.

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.