Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 31 to 75 points. The US dollar index was $0.420 lower at $97.890. Crude oil was down $6.06 on the day following the US and Iran closing in on reaching a memorandum of understanding that would, among other things, allow for the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as well as a path to ending to conflict.
The Seam showed 7,483 bales sold on May 5 at an average of 79.55 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 75 points on Tuesday at 92.80 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were up 1,760 bales on 5/5, with the certified stocks level at 181,952 bales. The Adjusted World Price was up another 40 points last week to 65.66 cents/lb. It is good through Thursday.
May 26 Cotton closed at 81.71, down 75 points,
Jul 26 Cotton closed at 84.05, down 75 points,
Dec 26 Cotton closed at 84.76, down 51 points
Source: barchart.com