Mumbai, Dec. 8 -- Energy speculators increased 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 102958 contracts in the data reported through week ended October 28, 2025. This was a weekly surge of 25801 net contracts and pushed up net longs from lowest in nearly a decade.
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