-- Money managers in the WTI crude futures and options markets maintained their net long positions in the week ended Apr. 7, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's latest Commitments of Traders report released Friday.
The data showed that money managers reported 223,091long positions, up 8,334 from Mar. 31, while short positions were also up 1,213 to 85,253.
Producers, merchants, processors, and users held 724,168 long positions and 418,520 short positions.
Shares of Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) fell around 4% in Wednesday trading after the company said on Tuesday that its Macquarie Asset Management unit had provided 125 million euros in senior term loan financing to telecom infrastructure operator lyntia as part of a broader 1.4 billion euros funding package to support the company's expansion in the Iberian Peninsula.Lyntia plans to use the funds to meet the increasing demand for digital infrastructure across the region.The transaction was executed by Macquarie Asset Management's credit and insurance division, a global platform offering a wide range of solutions across private credit, liquid credit, and insurance.
MoneyMe (ASX:MME) said loan originations for the fiscal third quarter reached AU$325 million, up 43% from AU$227 million a year earlier, with the loan book growing 29% to AU$1.9 billion, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.The company said gross revenue for the three months to March 31 was AU$62 million, up 17% from AU$53 million in the prior corresponding period, with risk-adjusted net interest margin improving to 2.4% from 1.6%.Net credit losses improved to 2.6% from 3.7%, while 90-plus day arrears decreased to 84 basis points from 131 basis points in the prior corresponding period, the filing added.The company's shares rose almost 12% in recent Wednesday trade.
China Conch Venture (HKG:0586) posted a profit attributable to equity shareholders of 2.25 billion yuan for 2025, up 11% from 2.02 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.Shares of the environmental protection company were down nearly 2% in Wednesday morning trade.Earnings per share came in at 1.32 yuan, compared with 1.17 yuan in the prior year.Revenue rose 4% to 6.55 billion yuan from 6.27 billion yuan in 2024.The board proposed a final dividend of HK$0.30 per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to HK$0.40 per share.