Cotton price action is down 17 to 26 points across the nearbys, with December down 89 points on first notice day. Futures ended the Thursday session with mostly contracts within 5 points of unchanged, as December was down 62 points. Crude oil futures were down $0.17 per barrel to $59.27 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.009 higher to $100.160.
Export Sales data showed 198,985 RB in cotton export business in the week of October 2, the third largest for the marketing year. Export shipments were 157,757 RB in that week, a MY high.
