Cotton Posts Mixed Trade

Cotton futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts closing 22 points higher to 26 points lower. Crude oil was back up $2.77 per barrel on the day, with the US dollar index slipping $0.335.
Weekly Crop Progress data showed 40% of the US cotton crop with bolls opening as of Sunday, with 7% of the crop with harvested. Condition ratings were pegged at 34% good/excellent, down 5 percentage points on the week. The Brugler500 index was down another 6 points to 398.
The Cotlook A index was unchanged on September 7 at 96.00. ICE certified cotton stocks were down 8,678 bales on decertification on Friday, with the certified stocks level at 54,414 bales. The Adjusted World Price was raised by another 240 points on Thursday to 73.92 cents/lb.
Oct 26 Cotton closed at 82.64, up 22 points,
Dec 26 Cotton closed at 86.32, down 1 points,
Mar 27 Cotton closed at 88.71, up 9 points





