Helplessly

Futures: Storage Supplants Storms as Bullish Factor

What a difference a week can make. After watching helplessly asprices plumbed fresh two and a half months lows last Wednesday,bulls at Nymex were back at the helm yesterday and with the help ofa neutral to slightly bullish storage report were successfuldriving prices up 5.7%. The prompt month experienced it secondstraight advance of more than 20-cents, bubbling 22.7 cents higherto finish at $4.214.

August 3, 2000