NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq slipped in late February, the exchanges said on Tuesday, a sign that investors trimmed bearish bets as equities rebounded following a late January sell-off. For details, see [ID:N0922270]

Below are the five Nasdaq stocks that experienced the largest increases and decreases in their short positions from mid-February to late February, according to information released by the exchange.

The five companies with the largest overall short positions are also listed.

The latest date is as of Feb. 26, while the previous period's data is as of Feb. 12. COMPANY FEB. 26 FEB. 12 NET CHANGE PCT CHANGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIVE BIGGEST INCREASES: Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 91,565,763 66,449,128 25,116,635 37.8 Level 3 LVLT.O 112,572,359 103,067,426 9,504,933 9.2 Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) 54,886,638 48,314,070 6,572,568 13.6 Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) 37,473,921 32,162,750 5,311,171 16.5 Seagate Technology (STX.O) 24,104,451 19,052,297 5,052,154 26.5 FIVE BIGGEST DECREASES: YRC Worldwide (YRCW.O) 19,652,066 53,661,938 -34,009,872 -63.4 Micron Technology (MU.O) 51,458,947 62,265,722 -10,806,775 -17.4 People's United Financial (PBCT.O) 7,166,895 15,397,268 -8,230,373 -53.5 Amgen Inc (AMGN.O) 15,540,667 21,320,411 -5,779,744 -27.1 E*Trade Financial (ETFC.O) 81,605,608 87,269,880 -5,664,272 -6.5 FIVE BIGGEST POSITIONS: Level 3 LVLT.O 112,572,359 103,067,426 9,504,933 9.2 Sirius XM Radio (SIRI.O) 91,565,763 66,449,128 25,116,635 37.8 Cell Therapeutics (CTIC.O) 85,091,832 81,096,772 3,995,060 4.9 E*Trade Financial (ETFC.O) 81,605,608 87,269,880 -5,664,272 -6.5 Mylan Inc (MYL.O) 75,558,998 77,745,460 -2,186,462 -2.8 (Reporting by Leah Schnurr)