CORRECTED-IMM-Speculators increase net short dlr position-CFTC

 (In August 13 item, corrects 6 paragraph to remove
reference to sterling positions)

 NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increased
net short dollar positions in the latest week, data from the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday.

 The value of the dollar's net short position was $17.82
billion in the week ended Aug. 10, up from a net short position
of $15.5 billion in the previous week, according to CFTC and
Reuters data.

 Speculators had been long the dollar for most of 2010 but
the weekly report of July 13 showed speculators started to bet
against it for the first time since the week ended March 16,
when value of the net short position was just $121 million.

 The last time the value of the dollar's net short position
was larger than this week's position was in the week to Dec. 1,
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.

 Speculators were still betting against the euro. They
increased long positions on the yen, Canadian dollar and
Australian dollar. Meanwhile, they cut short positions on the
euro and went long on sterling.

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

          8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          65,314               61,723

Short         12,836               13,725

Net           52,478               47,998

 EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)

          8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          55,797               60,410

Short         59,528               67,707

Net           -3,731               -7,297

 POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)

          8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          35,915               31,058

Short         30,894               31,308

Net            5,021                 -250

 SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)

          8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          16,775               20,302

Short          5,874                4,079

Net           10,901               16,223

 CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)

          8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          46,616               40,335

Short          5,437                6,153

Net           41,179               34,182

 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars)   

     8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          68,353               62,096

Short         13,983               13,381

Net           54,370               48,715

 MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)

          8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

Long          80,624               62,503

Short          8,255                7,362

Net           72,369               55,141

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

         8/10/10 week         8/03/10 week

 Long          18,992               20,353

 Short          6,448                5,294

 Net           12,544               15,059