Cotton futures rounded out the week with gains of 54 to 64 points across the nearbys as December posted a 47 point gain on the week. The outside markets were supportive, as the US dollar index was back down $0.906 on the day to $97.605, with crude oil futures $0.28 higher.
Commitment of Traders data showed just 766 contracts trimmed from the spec fund net short as of August 19 to 56,317 contracts.
