Cotton futures are trading with 29 to 35 point gains so far on Friday. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil down $0.99/barrel and the US dollar index 352 points lower.

Export Sales data showed an improvement in bookings during the week of October 10 to 159,769 RB, a 78.3% hike from the week prior. Vietnam was the top buyer of 47,700 RB, with 45,600 RB sold to Pakistan. Export shipments were just 57,834 RB in that week, a MY low. Pakistan was the destination of 16,200 RB, with 10,600 RB to Mexico.

The Seam reported 782 bales of online sales on October 16 at an average price of 68.67 cents/lb. ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Tuesday, leaving 174 bales of certified stocks. The Cotlook A Index was up 50 points on October 16 at 82.80 cents/lb. The USDA Adjusted World Price (AWP) was trimmed by another 117 points on Thursday to 59.24 cents/lb. 

Mar 25 Cotton  is at 73.17, up 32 points,

May 25 Cotton  is at 74.66, up 35 points,

Jul 25 Cotton  is at 75.62, up 36 points