Short Interest in Central Securities Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:CET) Grows By 151.2%

Central Securities Co. (NYSEAMERICAN:CET - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,800 shares, an increase of 151.2% from the January 15th total of 4,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Central Securities Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of CET stock traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $48.00. The company had a trading volume of 13,730 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,161. Central Securities has a 12 month low of $38.35 and a 12 month high of $49.51.

Central Securities Company Profile

Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations.