According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending December 16, COMEX gold speculators increased their net long positions by 9,493 contracts to 134,130 contracts; COMEX silver speculators reduced their net long positions by 3,681 contracts to 24,297 contracts; and COMEX copper speculators increased their net long positions by 4,904 contracts to 75,987 contracts.