| Carillion | Construction/outsourcing | 21.10% | 20.88% |
| Wm Morrison | Supermarkets | 18.95% | 19.07% |
| Ocado Group | Online supermarkets | 17.04% | 21.67% |
| Mitie Group | Facilities management | 11.90% | 11.74% |
| Tullow Oil | Oil and gas explorer | 10.89% | 16.08% |
| Weir Group | Industrial engineering | 9.66% | NEW ENTRY |
| Telit Comms | Telecoms equipment | 9.33% | 8.43% |
| Victrex | Plastics | 7.67% | 8.96% |
| J Sainsbury | Supermarkets | 7.57% | 12.12% |
| Debenhams | General retailers | 6.88% | 7.85% |
This is a list of the ten most-despised shares on the London market, judged by the percentage of stock being shorted. Short sellers hope to profit from falling stock prices, so it can be useful to see what they are betting against. The list is also a good indicator of stocks with the potential to bounce strongly on unexpected good news.
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