Group 1 - Cotton futures are experiencing slight gains of 15 to 17 points across most contracts as of Monday's midday [1] - Export Sales data indicates cotton sales of 148,396 RB for the week ending November 20, marking a 3-week low, while shipments increased to 120,825 RB [1] - A delayed CFTC report revealed a reduction of 2,086 contracts from the spec fund net short, bringing the total to 58,243 contracts for the week ending November 18 [2] Group 2 - The online auction from The Seam on Friday recorded sales of 8,516 bales at an average price of 59.57 cents per pound [3] - The Cotlook A Index decreased by 25 points to 73.95 cents on December 12 [3] - ICE certified cotton stocks remained steady at 13,971 bales as of December 11 [3] - The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.39 cents per pound, down 89 points from the previous week [3] - Cotton futures for March 26, May 26, and July 26 are priced at 63.99, 65.08, and 66.1 cents per pound, reflecting increases of 16 and 17 points [3]

Cotton prices are up 45 to 50 points on Monday morning. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 10 to 15 points across most front months, as March was down 10 points on the week. Crude oil futures were down 9 cents per barrel at $57.51, with the US dollar index $0.061 to $98.405. A delayed CFTC report showed a total of 2,086 contracts trimmed from the spec fund net short in the week ending on 11/18 to 58,243 contracts. CFTC will put out another report this afternoon for the week of 11/25. ...