Short Interest in Kao Co. (OTCMKTS:KAOOY) Rises By 64.1%

Kao Co. (OTCMKTS:KAOOY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 66,800 shares, an increase of 64.1% from the July 31st total of 40,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 164,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

KAO Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of KAOOY stock traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $8.94. 93,206 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,958. KAO has a fifty-two week low of $7.02 and a fifty-two week high of $9.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $8.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.26.

About KAO

Kao Corporation develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care business, cosmetics, and chemical products. The Hygiene and Living Care Business segment offers fabric, kitchen, home, sanitary, and pet care products. The Health and Beauty Care Business segment provides facial, body, hair, and oral care, hair styling and color, Salon, In-bathroom health care, and warming products.