U.S. dollar net longs highest in nearly 4 months - CFTC, Reuters

June 13 (Reuters) - Speculators increased bullish bets on

the U.S. dollar in the latest week to their highest in nearly

four months, according to data from the Commodity Futures

Trading Commission released on Friday.

The value of the dollar's net long position rose to $15.95

billion in the week ended June 10, from $11.39 billion the

previous week.

This week's long dollar position was the highest since the

week of February 18. Speculators have been net long dollars for

a fifth straight week, data show.

To be long a currency is a view it will rise, while being

short is a bet its value will decline.

Short-term investors increased short bets on the euro to

57,185 contracts, from last week's 33,025 contracts after the

European Central Bank announced stimulus measures last Thursday

to lift a sluggish euro zone economy.

The Reuters calculation for the aggregate U.S. dollar

position is derived from net positions of International Monetary

Market speculators in the yen, euro, sterling, Swiss franc and

Canadian and Australian dollars.

Japanese Yen (Contracts of 12,500,000 yen)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 11,893 12,578

Short 94,055 86,796

Net (Dusseldorf: NETK.DU - news) -82,162 -74,218

EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 43,739 57,109

Short 100,924 90,134

Net -57,185 -33,025

POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 85,202 79,476

Short 49,360 44,502

Net 35,842 34,974

SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 9,615 11,907

Short 12,645 13,919

Net -3,030 -2,012

CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 30,303 32,519

Short 54,411 55,250

Net -24,108 -22,731

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 62,141 56,811

Short 33,894 35,284

Net 28,247 21,527

MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 106,566 105,666

Short 16,363 19,650

Net 90,203 86,016

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

10Jun2014 week Prior week

Long 20,401 22,400

Short 3,546 4,869

Net 16,855 17,531

(Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Meredith (Frankfurt: MEZ.F - news)

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