Cotton Trading Mixed on Tuesday

Group 1 - Cotton futures are experiencing mixed movements, with contracts fluctuating between a decrease of 9 points and an increase of 5 points in the front months [1] - Crude oil futures have decreased by 7 cents per barrel, currently priced at $58.01 [1] - The US dollar index has risen by $0.138, reaching a value of $97.865 [1] Group 2 - The Seam's online auction reported sales of 23,018 bales on December 29, with an average price of 59.79 cents per pound [2] - The Cotlook A Index increased by 50 points to 74.50 cents on Monday [2] - ICE certified cotton stocks remained steady at 11,600 bales as of December 29 [2] - The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.02 cents per pound, reflecting a slight increase of 3 points from the previous week [2] - The LDP rate is currently at 1.98 cents [2] Group 3 - As of March 26, cotton prices are as follows: Mar 26 Cotton at 64.26 (down 9 points), May 26 Cotton at 65.66 (up 3 points), and Jul 26 Cotton at 66.88 (up 4 points) [3]