Cotton futures slipped into the Wednesday close, as contracts were down 7 to 12 points in the front months. Crude oil futures were up $1.26 per barrel on the day at $64.47. The US dollar index was up $0.214 to $97.515.
Tuesday’s online auction from The Seam showed sales of 55.62 cents/lb on 8,680 bales. The Cotlook A Index was down another 45 points on February 3 at 73.35 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were up 2,247 on 2/3 with the certified stocks level at 36,515 bales. The Adjusted World Price was updated to 50.23 cents/lb last week.
Mar 26 Cotton closed at 62.24, down 7 points,
May 26 Cotton closed at 63.99, down 12 points,
Jul 26 Cotton closed at 65.72, down 8 points
