Cotton Close Mostly Weaker Heading into the Long Weekend

Cotton futures fell 4 to 85 points across most contracts on Thursday, though July remains up 311 points for the week. Crude oil slipped another 17 cents to $76.64 per barrel, while the U.S. dollar index rose 0.710 to 100.800. The move reflects softer commodity pricing and a firmer dollar, but the article is primarily a routine market update.

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Cotton futures fell 4 to 85 points across most contracts on Thursday, though July remains up 311 points for the week. Crude oil slipped another 17 cents to $76.64 per barrel, while the U.S. dollar index rose 0.710 to 100.800. The move reflects softer commodity pricing and a firmer dollar, but the article is primarily a routine market update.