The ten most-hated shares on the FTSE

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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.

This month's new entry, Scottish engineer Weir, specialises in pumps for oil producers and miners, sectors that have seen cutbacks in capital expenditure in recent years. Weir's profits look set to drop for a fourth successive year in 2016.

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