US ethylene contracts for January were heard fully settled up 2 cents from December, with the net transaction price at 50.25 cents/lb, market sources said Wednesday. The posted price also rose 2 cents from December to 54.75 cents/lb. January's settlement brings the contract prices to their highest levels since April 2012. Source: Platts.

US propane and propylene stocks fell 1.2 million barrels to 26.71 million barrels for the reporting week ended February 14, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. Gulf Coast stocks saw a draw of 533,000 barrels to fall to 15 million barrels. East Coast stocks saw a 353,000-barrel draw to 1.6 million barrels, while Midcontinent stocks fell 137,000 barrels to 8.83 million barrels. Propane prices fell hard following the report. Propane at Mont Belvieu, Texas, the Gulf Coast s

New York-traded cotton futures hit four-month highs on Monday, piercing the 90-cent/lb psychological mark, after an absence of physical delivery against the front-month contract indicated supply of the fiber was even tighter than thought. The market also saw support from the dollar's slide as news that Ukraine might receive international aid for its debt crisis reduced safe-haven bets placed on the dollar. The dollar edged lower against the so-called commodity currencies of Australia, Canada

Textile Raw Material Price 2014-02-21 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 103.31 USD/Barrel 0.86% 2014-02-21 Crude Oil Brent 110.47 USD/Barrel 0.01% 2014-02-21 PX 1308 USD/Ton 0% 2014-02-21 PTA Buy 6490 RMB/Ton -0.15% 2014-02-21 PTA Sell 928 USD/Ton -1.69% 2014-02-21 MEG Buy 6860 RMB/Ton -0.87% 2014-02-21 MEG Sell 943 USD/Ton -0.53% 2014-02-21 CP

Textile Raw Material Price 2014-02-20 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 103.31 USD/Barrel 0.86% 2014-02-20 Crude Oil Brent 110.47 USD/Barrel 0.01% 2014-02-20 PX 1308 USD/Ton 0% 2014-02-20 PTA Buy 6490 RMB/Ton -0.15% 2014-02-20 PTA Sell 928 USD/Ton -1.69% 2014-02-20 MEG Buy 6860 RMB/Ton -0.87% 2014-02-20 MEG Sell 943 USD/Ton -0.53% 2014-02-20 CP

Textile Raw Material Price 2014-02-19 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 102.43 USD/Barrel 1.79% 2014-02-19 Crude Oil Brent 110.46 USD/Barrel 1.17% 2014-02-19 PX 1308 USD/Ton -0.38% 2014-02-19 PTA Buy 6500 RMB/Ton -0.61% 2014-02-19 PTA Sell 944 USD/Ton -0.11% 2014-02-19 MEG Buy 6920 RMB/Ton 0.58% 2014-02-19 MEG Sell 948 USD/Ton 0.64% 2014-02-19

Textile Raw Material Price 2014-02-18 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 100.3 USD/Barrel 0% 2014-02-18 Crude Oil Brent 109.08 USD/Barrel 0% 2014-02-18 PX 1306 USD/Ton 0% 2014-02-18 PTA Buy 6580 RMB/Ton 0% 2014-02-18 PTA Sell 947 USD/Ton 0% 2014-02-18 MEG Buy 6940 RMB/Ton 0% 2014-02-18 MEG Sell 950 USD/Ton 0% 2014-02-18 CPL Buy 17100 RMB/T

Textile Raw Material Price 2014-02-17 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Crude Oil WTI 100.35 USD/Barrel -0.02 2014-02-17 PX 1314 USD/Ton -12 2014-02-17 Crude Oil Brent 108.73 USD/Barrel -0.06 2014-02-17 PTA Buy 6610 RMB/Ton -470 2014-02-17 PTA Sell 947 USD/Ton -5 2014-02-17 MEG Buy 7050 RMB/Ton -110 2014-02-17 MEG Sell 965 USD/Ton -23 2014-02-17

* Fiber prices fall back from 6-month highs * Volumes heavy as traders roll positions from March * USDA export data shows canceled bales from China Cotton futures eased on Thursday in heavy trading, retreating from the previous session's 6-month highs, under pressure from the rolling of closely-watched commodities index funds. The most-active May cotton ontract on ICE Futures U.S. edged down 0.27 cent, or 0.3 percent, to settle at 88.58 cents a lb. The spot March contract fell mor

Cotton prices unchanged on Friday following moderate demand. Kapas or raw cotton traded flat as demand from ginners was limited. Gujarat Sankar-6 cotton traded at ₹42,800-42,900/candy of 356 kg. Kapas ruled at ₹1,050-1,090 for a maund of 20 kg, while gin delivery kapas traded on ₹1,090-1,095 for a maund in Rajkot. About 60,000 bales cotton arrived in Gujarat and 1.85 lakh bales arrived across the country. On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, kapas April