Cotton futures close the Thursday session easing back from the midday gains, as contracts were down 3 to 5 points in the front months. The US dollar index was down $0.406 at $98.135, with crude oil $0.87/barrel lower.
Wednesday’s online auction from The Seam showed just 445 bales sold with an average price of 54.09 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down another 10 points on 10/15 at 74.85 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were up another 158 bales on October 15, with the certified stocks level at 16,751 bales.
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Dec 25 Cotton closed at 63.73, down 3 points,
Mar 26 Cotton closed at 65.29, down 4 points,
May 26 Cotton closed at 66.5, down 5 points
