Cotton futures are up 15 to 25 points so far on Wednesday. Crude oil futures are another 15 cents per barrel higher at $58.52. The US dollar index is back up $0.007 to $97.620. The markets will be closed on Thursday for Christmas, with an early close for Tuesday. Export Sales data as of the week ending on 12/11 has cotton export commitments at 6.183 million RB, 14% below last year. That is also 54% of the USDA projection and lags the 72% average sale pace. More News from Barchart CFTC’s updated commitm ...

Cotton price action is up 10 to 15 points so far on Wednesday. Futures posted a stronger Tuesday trade, with contracts closing 40 to 45 points higher. Crude oil futures were 46 cents per barrel higher at $58.47. The US dollar index was back down $0.364 to $97.590. The markets will be closed on Thursday for Christmas, with an early close for Tuesday. 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. ...

Cotton futures posted a stronger Tuesday trade, with contracts closing 40 to 45 points higher. Crude oil futures were 46 cents per barrel higher at $58.47. The US dollar index was back down $0.364 to $97.590. 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 CFTC’s updated commitment of Traders report showed a total of just ...

Crude futures picked up from early losses and added to yesterday's gains as the U.S. steps up actions in the Caribbean to cut off Venezuela's oil trade and increase pressure on the country's strongman Nicolás Maduro. Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela remain high, while Russia-Ukraine peace talks are going slowly, he adds. WTI settled up 0.6% at $58.38 a barrel, and Brent gained 0.5% to $62.38. "Geopolitical tensions remain the near-term driver for crude prices as traders await signs that global suppli ...

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 ...

U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday after Monday’s higher close. Futures of major benchmark indices advanced.On Tuesday, investors await a wave of economic data, including delayed reports on third-quarter GDP and durable goods, alongside updates on industrial production and December’s consumer confidence.Meanwhile, in the truncated week, trading will be closed on Thursday following an abbreviated session on Wednesday, with equity markets closing at 1:00 p.m. ET and bond markets at 2:00 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, th ...

Cotton futures were weaker on Monday, with contracts closing 1 to 14 points lower. Crude oil futures are $1.43 per barrel higher at $57.95. The US dollar index was back down $0.317 to $97.935. USDA’s Export Sales report indicated a total of 153,266 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on December 4. That was a 3-week high for sales but 10.19% below the same week last year. Shipments were 101,577 RB in that week, which was a marketing year low. More News from Barchart The 12/19 online auction from The ...

Cotton futures are posting 3 to 5 point gains at midday, with March down 3 points. Crude oil futures are $1.30 per barrel higher at $57.84. The US dollar index is back down $0.312 at midday to $97.94. USDA’s Export Sales report indicated a total of 153,266 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on December 4. That was a 3-week high for sales but 10.19% below the same week last year. Shipments were 101,577 RB in that week, which was a marketing year low. More News from Barchart CFTC data showed managed m ...

Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 20 to 25 points on the day, as March slipped back 8 points on the week. Crude oil futures were 55 cents per barrel higher at $56.55. The US dollar index was $0.292 higher to $98.380. Cotton Ginnings data as of December 15 showed a total of 10.212 million RB of cotton ginned, an increase of 1.567 million RB over the previous 2 weeks. That total is down 10% from the same week last year. More News from Barchart CFTC data showed managed money trimming ...

Cotton futures are trading with midday gains of 25 to 30 points on Friday. Crude oil futures are 47 cents per barrel higher at $56.47. The US dollar index is $0.197 higher to $98.285. Total export sale commitments are 5.72 million RB, which is now 16.53% below the same period last year. Much of that is due to lighter sales with shipments actually up 7.61% during the marketing year at 2.3 million RB. More News from Barchart The December 18 online auction from The Seam showed sales of 9,858 bales at an a ...