Short Interest in ASX Limited (OTCMKTS:ASXFY) Increases By 264.5%

ASX Limited (OTCMKTS:ASXFY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,300 shares, a growth of 264.5% from the February 28th total of 3,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

ASX Stock Down 0.6 %

OTCMKTS ASXFY opened at $41.70 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $40.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.13. ASX has a fifty-two week low of $36.46 and a fifty-two week high of $46.27.

ASX Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.697 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This is a positive change from ASX’s previous dividend of $0.66. ASX’s payout ratio is currently 83.79%.

About ASX

ASX Limited operates as a multi-asset class and integrated exchange company in Australia and internationally. The company provides education programs, research and insights, investor access and peer group networking; distribution facility for quoted exchange traded funds (ETFs) and debt securities. It is also involved in the trading of futures and options on interest rate, equity index, agricultural and energy products, and options over individual securities; cash market trading of equities, warrants, exchange-traded funds, and debt securities; and clearing of exchange-traded derivatives and over-the-counter interest rate and equity derivatives.