These are the most-hated shares on the London market, judged by the percentage of stock being shorted.
Short sellers hope to profit from the price of a stock falling, so it can be handy to see what they are betting against: such stocks might have the potential to bounce on unexpected good news short squeezes' happen when short sellers are forced out of their positions, and they can send share prices surging.
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| J Sainsbury | Supermarket | 12.1% |
| WH Smith | Retailer | 10.6% |
| Serco Group | Outsourcing | 8.2% |
| Wm Morrison | Supermarket | 7.6% |
| Amec | Engineering consultancy | 7.6% |
| Monitise | Alternative finance | 6.9% |
| Ashmore Group | EM specialist fund group | 6.8% |
| Quindell | Reinsurance | 6.7% |
| Nanoco Group | Nanotechnology/semiconductors | 6.6% |
| Ocado | Supermarket | 6.4% |
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