Measures to increase cotton production in the country were also positive, which encouraged mills to look forward, other brokers said. In the meantime, cotton production rising the world over, this factor bring the rates down slightly, they said.
Reuters adds: ICE cotton futures fell over 1 percent on Wednesday and hit a four-week low, hurt by a partly bearish monthly crop supply and demand report from the US government and liquidation by speculators. ICE cotton contract for July settled down 0.94 cent, or 1.21 percent, at 76.49 cents per lb. It touched a session low of 76.36 cents a lb, a bottom since April 13.
The July cotton contract on ICE Futures US settled down 0.94 cent, or 1.21 percent, at 76.49 cents per lb. It traded within a range of 76.36 and 77.57 cents a lb. Total futures market volume rose by 9,212 to 34,482 lots. Data showed total open interest fell 1,563 to 257,824 contracts in the previous session. The following deals reported: some 200 bales from Chichawatni at Rs 6200, same figure from Khanewal at Rs 6800, 400 bales from Rahim Yar Khan at Rs 6975, 700 bales from same station at Rs 7000 and 400 bales from Chani Goth at the same price, they said.
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The KCA Official Spot Rate for Local Dealings in Pakistan Rupees
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FOR BASE GRADE 3 STAPLE LENGTH 1-1/16"
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MICRONAIRE VALUE BETWEEN 3.8 TO 4.9 NCL
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Rate Ex-Gin Upcountry Spot Rate Spot Rate Difference
For Price Ex-Karachi Ex. KHI. As Ex-Karachi
on 10.05.2017
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37.324 kg 6,700 135 6,835 6,835 Nil
Equivalent
40 kgs 7,180 145 7,325 7,325 Nil
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