Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- Energy speculators increased their net long positions in the crude oil futures market, 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 156023 contracts in the data reported through week ended July 29, 2025. This was a weekly rise of 2692 net contracts and pulled up net longs from three-month low.
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