Cotton Holding Lower at Midday

Group 1 - Cotton futures are experiencing a decline, with October contracts down 64 points, while other contracts are down 3 to 5 points [1] - The US dollar index has decreased by $0.230 to $97.040, and crude oil futures are down by $0.28 [1] - The CFTC Commitment of Traders report shows that managed money has reduced their net short positions in cotton futures and options by 9,844 contracts, bringing the total to 59,061 contracts as of September 16 [1] Group 2 - The Cotlook A Index has fallen by 25 points to 78.40 cents as of September 19 [2] - ICE cotton stocks remained steady at 15,474 bales on September 19 [2] - The USDA's Adjusted World Price (AWP) increased by 69 points to 54.79 cents per pound [2] - October 25 Cotton is priced at 64.3 cents, down 64 points; December 25 Cotton is at 66.26 cents, down 3 points; March 26 Cotton is at 68.23 cents, down 5 points [2]