Cotton Posts Mixed Action on Wednesday

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Oct 9, 4:46PM CDT
Rolls of cotton thread by Marina Ermakova via Unsplash

Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts anywhere from down 6 to 7 points higher. The outside markets were adding some pressure, with the crude oil down another 21 cents/barrel and the US dollar index up 372 points.

The trade is awaiting the weekly Export Sales report on Thursday morning, as export business in recent weeks has been sluggish.

The Seam reported 837 bales of online sales on October 8 at an average price of 70.25 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Tuesday, leaving 265 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 25 points on October 8 at 85.10 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was trimmed by 25 points last week to 60.81 cents/lb and is good through tomorrow.

Dec 24 Cotton  closed at 72.25, down 2 points,

Mar 25 Cotton  closed at 74.36, down 6 points,

May 25 Cotton  closed at 75.7, down 5 points


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