Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- Energy speculators added to their net long positions in the crude oil futures market after recent spree of deep cuts, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The non-commercial futures contracts of Crude oil futures, traded by large speculators, hedge funds and retailers, totaled a net long position of 69176 contracts in the data reported through week ended November 18, 2025. This was a weekly rise of 8792 net contracts and pushed up net longs from lowest in nearly a decade.
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