Royal Dutch Shell plc (OTCMKTS:RYDAF) Short Interest Up 84.9% in August

Royal Dutch Shell plc (OTCMKTS:RYDAF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 13,944,362 shares, a growth of 84.9% from the July 30th total of 7,540,887 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,988 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1,073.6 days.

Royal Dutch Shell Price Performance

OTCMKTS:RYDAF traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $45.51. 1,530 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,917. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $42.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.92. Royal Dutch Shell has a fifty-two week low of $33.55 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90.

About Royal Dutch Shell

Royal Dutch Shell Plc engages in the oil and natural gas production. It operates through the following segments: Integrated Gas, Upstream, Oil Products, Chemicals and Corporate. The Integrated Gas segment manages liquefied natural gas activities and the conversion of natural gas into gas to liquids fuels and other products. The Upstream segment manages the exploration for and extraction of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The Oil Products segment manages the Refining and Trading, and Marketing classes of business.