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REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds last week sold food, beverage and tobacco company stocks at the fastest pace in 11 weeks, a Goldman Sachs note said, as these stocks, viewed as a proxy for bonds, could not match the recent surge in U.S. Treasury yields.
Short sales outpaced long buys about 4 to 1, said Goldman Sachs.
The selling took the form of short bets on companies that sell food, beverage and tobacco products and the exit of long positions in household products and food products.
Reporting by Nell Mackenzie, Graphics by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Dhara Ranasignhe and Deborah KyvrikosaiosOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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