Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) Short Interest Update

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,698,900 shares, an increase of 47.8% from the March 15th total of 1,149,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3,397.8 days.

Japan Tobacco Stock Up 5.9 %

Shares of JAPAF opened at $29.65 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $27.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $27.18. Japan Tobacco has a fifty-two week low of $23.90 and a fifty-two week high of $31.94.

Japan Tobacco Company Profile

Japan Tobacco Inc, a tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Tobacco Business, Pharmaceutical Business, and Processed Food Business. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products, E-vapor products, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco products, and hookah and kretek products.