Cotton futures are up slightly on Thursday, with December down 35 points. Crude oil futures are down $0.26 to $58.99, and the US dollar index rose to $100.160.

Export Sales data for cotton showed 198,985 RB in export business, the third-largest for the marketing year. Shipments totaled 157,757 RB, a MY high.

Managed money added 2,736 contracts to their net short position as of September 30, holding a net short of 64,740 contracts on that date.

The November 19 online auction from The Seam saw 5,724 bales sold at an average price of 58.96 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index rose by 35 points to 74.65 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks remained steady at 20,344 bales.

Dec 25 Cotton is at 61.95, down 35 points. Mar 26 Cotton is at 63.82, up 4 points. May 26 Cotton is at 65.05, up 2 points.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: Cotton Steady to at Thursday’s Midday