ICE cotton rose on strong China demand, short covering, and higher crude oil prices, though gains were capped by a stronger dollar making cotton pricier for overseas buyers.
March 2025 settled at 70.77 cents/pound, up 0.34 cents.
Weekly gain hit 2.7 per cent, the largest since September.
Trading volume dipped as the market enters holiday mode.
China led with 21,400 tons of US cotton exports.