Cotton futures posted losses of 8 to 25 points across most contracts on Tuesday. The US dollar index was back down $0.215 on Tuesday to $98.815, with crude oil $0.85/barrel lower.

Monday's online auction from The Seam showed 628 bales sold with an average price of 60.94 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down 75 points on Friday at 75.30 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were up 122 bales on October 13, with the certified stocks level at 16,593 bales.