South India's cotton yarn trade thinned as Diwali approaches, with minor price increases of ₹*-* per kg in Mumbai, while Tiruppur prices held steady.
Traders expect post-Diwali demand.
Cotton prices in Gujarat dropped by ₹*,*** per candy due to high arrival and low mill demand, though festive closures briefly slowed arrivals.
Shankar-* cotton was quoted at ₹**,***-₹**,*** per candy.

| South India notices thin trade ahead of Diwali; prices up in Mumbai