Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) shares are trading lower Wednesday following reports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to remove Juul e-cigarettes from the U.S. market.
Altria Group's (NYSE:MO) short percent of float has fallen 7.48% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 17.92 million shares sold short, which is 0.99% of all regular shares that are available for trading.
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Altria Group Inc (NYSE: MO) is likely to be adversely impacted by lower cigarette volumes due to rising gas and food prices, according to Morgan Stanley.