Short Interest in Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A. (OTCMKTS:BPIRY) Increases By 159.8%

Piraeus Financial Holdings S.A. (OTCMKTS:BPIRY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 106,500 shares, a growth of 159.8% from the December 31st total of 41,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 496,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Piraeus Financial Stock Up 1.3 %

BPIRY stock traded up $0.06 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $4.80. 94,028 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 168,896. Piraeus Financial has a 52-week low of $3.48 and a 52-week high of $5.06. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $4.18 and its 200 day moving average is $4.12.

About Piraeus Financial

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking products and services in Greece and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Piraeus Financial Markets, Other, and NPE Management Unit segments. The company offers saving, current, term, blocked, guaranteed, and other deposits; retail lending products, such as mortgages, consumer, personal, and other retail loans, as well as credit cards; and corporate lending for large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as for public sectors.