
Cotton futures were down 64 to 83 points on the Friday session, with December falling 147 points this week. The US dollar index was up $0.042 on the day to $97.780, with crude oil futures $0.55 lower. The market will be closed on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday, with a normal open for the Tuesday session.
Commitment of Traders data from CFTC showed managed money adding 3,614 contracts to their net short position in cotton futures and options as of Tuesday. That net short was at 59,931 contracts by August 26th.