Managed-money accounts reduced exposure to silver on both sides, but cut more gross longs (1, 604) than gross shorts (259), thus lowering their net long position to 22, 744 contracts.

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In days of old, money-strapped monarchs reduced the gold or silver content of their coins.

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Producers in the silver report reduced both gross longs and shorts, but sliced more shorts to lower their net-short position.

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In the legacy report, commercials cut their net-short position in silver, having reduced gross shorts and added gross longs.

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In the legacy report, commercials cut their net-short positions in silver, having reduced more gross shorts than gross longs.

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They reduced exposure in general to silver, but rise came from cutting more gross shorts, 1, 510 contracts, than gross longs, 1, 461.

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In the legacy report, the silver net-long position for non-commercial traders was also reduced.

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Meanwhile, other precious metals with industrial ties such as silver and the platinum group metals have faltered as investors move from risk and from concerns about reduced global growth increase amid disappointing economic data.

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