CABLE: Friday's CFTC data shows that as per April 24, speculative accounts had a net cable long of +7,536 contracts, versus a net short of -13,051 contracts last week.

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CABLE: Friday's CFTC data shows that as per April 24, speculative

accounts had a net cable long of +7,536 contracts, versus a net

short of -13,051 contracts last week. Mary Nicola, strategist at

BNP Paribas notes that this is the first net speculative long

since August 2011. "We continue to favor euro-sterling downside,"

she says.