Short Interest in James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX) Rises By 19,173.5%

James Hardie Industries plc (NYSE:JHX - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,020,000 shares, a growth of 19,173.5% from the March 15th total of 46,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,200,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.5 days. Approximately 2.1% of the company's stock are short sold.