Cotton futures close lower

ZHENGZHOU, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Cotton futures closed lower Tuesday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE).

The most active cotton contract for September 2025 delivery lost 30 yuan (about 4.2 U.S. dollars) to close at 12,745 yuan per tonne.

On Tuesday, the total trading volume for six listed cotton futures contracts on the ZCE was 229,205 lots with a turnover of 14.63 billion yuan.

As the world's largest producer, consumer and exporter of textile, China listed cotton futures on ZCE in June 2004, helping cotton-related enterprises hedge the price risk. Enditem