Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- Precious metals speculators continued to cut their net long position in the Gold futures, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The non-commercial futures contracts of Gold futures, traded by large speculators, hedge funds and retailers, totaled a net position of 160012 contracts in the data reported through February 10, 2026, recording a tumble of 5592 contracts from the previous week. Previous week had also seen a similar tumble. The net longs have dipped to 22-month low.

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