Cotton futures are back to higher trade on Tuesday, with contracts up 40 to 45 points at midday. Crude oil futures are 15 cents per barrel higher at $58.16. The US dollar index was back down $0.194 to $97.760. The Tuesday Export Sales catch up release showed 304,689 RB of cotton sold in the week of December 11, a marketing year high and the largest since February. Shipments improved to 134,371 RB, a 5-week high. More News from Barchart The 12/19 online auction from The Seam showed sales of 12,794 bale ...

Group 1 - Cotton futures experienced a rebound, with contracts increasing by 30 to 45 points at the close, particularly December contracts which rallied from a new contract low [1] - The US dollar index rose by $0.276 to reach 98.560, while crude oil prices increased by 51 cents per barrel [1] - On October 7, the Seam reported the sale of 2,777 bales at an average price of 61.55 cents per pound, with the Cotlook A Index remaining steady at 76.65 cents [1] Group 2 - Cotton prices for October 25 closed at 62.47, up 45 points; December 25 closed at 64.91, also up 45 points; and March 26 closed at 66.76, up 38 points [2] - Certified ICE cotton stocks remained unchanged at 17,891 bales as of October 7 [1]

Group 1 - Cotton futures are trading 20 to 30 points higher across most contracts, with October futures up 67 points [1] - The US dollar index decreased by $0.032 to $97.720, while crude oil futures increased by $1.35 [1] - The Seam reported 2,486 bales sold at an average price of 62.21 cents per pound [2] Group 2 - The Cotlook A Index rose by 25 points to 77.65 cents on September 9 [2] - ICE cotton stocks remained steady with certified stocks at 15,474 bales as of September 9 [2] - USDA's Adjusted World Price (AWP) decreased by 63 points to 54.31 cents per pound [2] Group 3 - Cotton futures for October 2025 are at 65.32, up 67 points; December 2025 at 66.66, up 20 points; and March 2026 at 68.6, up 23 points [3]