The Mexico Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MXF - Get Rating) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,100 shares, an increase of 342.9% from the August 15th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.