Chinese downwind cotton net New York on September 9th News - Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) cotton futures Tuesday continued to rise, two days in two and a half weeks maximum, as investors worried that the short-term supply tight, offset to another year of excess production capacity is expected to.

Trading ICE-12 cotton contract the most active closed up 0.74 cents, or 1.1%, at 65.79 cents a pound.

In late buying driven, cotton futures outperformed the Thomson Reuters / core of CRB index, the index hit a seven month low, its 19 components of commodities most decline.

Traders await American USDA supply and demand report to be released Thursday, the market is generally expected to slightly lower estimates American cotton yield.

"In the release of the report there are some short covering," KCG Futures cotton expert Sharon Johnson said.

Exchange data show, the total outstanding contracts in the last three trading days, Monday rose to a two month high of 152 0173 3840339.

According to exchange data, ICE stocks continue to decline, to the lowest level since January, Monday to 59560 packs, 63238 packs before.