IMM speculators cut long US dollar positions-CFTC

NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - Currency speculators reduced
their long U.S. dollar positions for the first time in five
weeks in the latest week, according to data from the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission on Friday.

The value of the U.S. dollar's net long position was $4.93
billion in the week ending March 10, down from net long
transactions of $5.75 billion in the prior week.

The aggregate U.S. dollar position is derived from the net
positions of International Monetary Market speculators in the
yen, euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian, and Australian
dollars.

JAPANESE YEN (Contracts of 12,500,000 yen)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 43,326 46,618

Short 24,420 26,548

Net 18,906 20,070

EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 33,930 34,175

Short 44,162 53,606

Net -10,232 -19,431

POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 11,420 14,845

Short 42,100 40,294

Net -30,680 -25,449

SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 4,784 4,253

Short 16,237 17,163

Net -11,453 -12,910

CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 7,991 11,859

Short 28,281 30,872

Net -20,290 -19,013

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 11,649 12,386

Short 15,594 15,172

Net -3,945 -2,786

MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 5,223 4,750

Short 21,378 22,011

Net -16,155 -17,261

NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 New Zealand
dollars)

3/10/09 week 3/03/09 week

Long 2,116 2,139

Short 10,095 8,907

Net -7,979 -6,768
(Reporting by Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Dan Grebler)