Cotton yarn demand improves in south India; prices hold firm

Cotton yarn demand picked up slightly in south India as mills replenished stocks, but prices remained steady in both Tiruppur and Mumbai due to stable fibre costs.
Traders noted optimism ahead of the festive season.
In Gujarat, cotton prices were flat amid selling pressure from traders needing to offload CCI-auctioned cotton.
The benchmark Shankar-6 was quoted at ₹58,000–58,200 per candy.