12:30 PM EST, 03/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details in the second paragraph and Elliot Management's response at the end.)

Hedge fund Elliott Management has taken a 670 million euro ($727.2 million) short position in French energy major TotalEnergies (TTE), The Financial Times reported Friday, citing regulatory filings.

Elliott took the short position on Thursday, which was disclosed in a regulatory filing a day after, according to the report.

Elliot Management declined MT Newswires' request for comment and TotalEnergies did not immediately respond.

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