Mumbai, May 4 -- Energy speculators marginally cut their net long positions in the crude oil futures market unchanged, 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 191911 contracts in the data reported through week ended April 28, 2026. This marked a weekly fall of 391 contracts and pulled down net longs to seven-week low.

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