IMM speculators increase long bets on US dollar-CFTC

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Fri Feb 5, 2010 3:48pm EST 

 NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increased
bets for further gains on the U.S. dollar in the latest week,
according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released
on Friday.
 The value of the dollar's net long position rose to $5.84
billion in the week ending Feb. 2, its highest level since the
week of March 24 and up from $3.11 billion in the previous
week, according to Reuters calculations.
 The Reuters calculation for 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)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          30,177               28,821
Short         23,042               33,168
Net            7,135               -4,347
 EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          31,207               33,106
Short         74,948               72,645
Net          -43,741              -39,539
 POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          14,611               15,075
Short         48,579               42,228
Net          -33,968              -27,153
 SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          10,344               12,421
Short         12,119                6,716
Net           -1,775                5,705
 CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          25,639               35,659
Short         10,284                9,850
Net           15,355               25,809
 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          46,531               61,097
Short         13,260               15,779
Net           33,271               45,318
 MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          52,997               67,133
Short         10,344                8,994
Net           42,653               58,139
 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 New Zealand
dollars) -383,161,940.00
          2/02/10 week         1/26/10 week
Long          15,251               16,005
Short          9,868                7,534
Net            5,383                8,471
(Reporting by Vivianne Rodrigues)
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