PRECIOUS METALS | CFTC Data Show Gold Net Long Positions Edge Up as Silver and Copper Decline

COMEX gold speculators increased their net long position by 91 contracts to 113,010 contracts in the week ended June 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said. According to Jin10, COMEX silver speculators reduced their net long position by 411 contracts to 11,659 contracts over the same period. The CFTC data also showed COMEX copper speculators cut their net long position by 2,257 contracts to 68,818 contracts in the week ended June 23.