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Taking a divergent path from crude, July natural gas futures explored lower on Friday, reaching a low of $7.28 before settling at $7.36, down 11.3 cents from Thursday’s settle and 33 cents lower than the prior Friday’s close.

The idea of allowing regional transmission organizations (RTOs) to also serve as regional reliability entities that would be formed under pending comprehensive energy legislation on Capitol Hill drew several negative reviews from power industry participants at a gathering in Washington, DC, on Tuesday.

Looking to bust out of the $5.95 to $6.27 trading range, traders of March natural gas futures explored lower on Monday, breaking below the psychological $6 barrier once again. Despite reaching a low of $5.97, the prompt month climbed in the afternoon to settle at $6.093, unchanged from Friday’s close.

Trying to expand upon the upward momentum from Tuesday, March natural gas futures explored higher Wednesday morning. However, after bumping up against the $6.26 level, the prompt month retreated, locating support at $6.10 before settling at $6.165, relatively unchanged from Tuesday.

Trading on technical factors and influence from the liquid hydrocarbons, December natural gas futures explored lower on Tuesday. The prompt month notched a low on the day of $8.46 before settling at $8.567, down 15.3 cents on the session.

Trading on technical factors and influence from the liquid hydrocarbons, December natural gas futures explored lower on Tuesday. The prompt month notched a low on the day of $8.46 before settling at $8.567, down 15.3 cents on the session.