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After initially probing higher, natural gas futures dipped through midday trading Wednesday. Shoulder-season conditions appeared to be offering few clear signals to push prices in either direction. Here’s the latest: May Nymex futures down 2.2 cents to $1.840/MMBtu as of 2:15 p.m. ET Longer-dated contracts were seeing larger declines. The natural gas market enters the…

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Continuing on a path of spring renewal, natural gas futures added to recent gains at the front of the curve early Wednesday, with ongoing signs of production weakness still lending fundamental support. The May Nymex contract was up 1.7 cents to $1.879/MMBtu as of 8:41 a.m. ET. The front month dropped as low as $1.778…

Natural gas futures fell in early trading Tuesday, giving up a large chunk of the previous day’s gains as daily export demand levels faded in updated estimates. Coming off a 7.4-cent rally on Monday, the May Nymex contract was down 5.0 cents to $1.787/MMBtu as of 8:43 a.m. ET. A combination of colder forecast trends…

Helped by dipping first-of-month production numbers, natural gas futures climbed early Monday, continuing to build on gains from late last week. After rallying 4.5 cents ahead of Good Friday, the May Nymex contract was up another 2.8 cents to $1.791/MMBtu as of around 8:50 a.m. ET. Near-term conditions were creating “market noise” for natural gas…

Natural gas futures hovered close to unchanged early Thursday as traders awaited updated government inventory data that was expected to reveal a weekly withdrawal in line with historical norms. The May Nymex contract was up 0.2 cents to $1.720/MMBtu as of 8:41 a.m. ET. June was trading at $1.957, up 0.4 cents. Predictions ahead of…

Shoulder season doldrums appeared to be setting in for natural gas futures traders Tuesday, though the April contract was flashing last-minute fireworks on its final day. Meanwhile, cash trading continued to reflect swollen storage levels and underwhelming springtime temperatures. Here’s the latest: April Nymex contract at $1.563/MMBtu as of 2:20 p.m. ET, off 5.2 cents;…

April natural gas futures bounced off technical support at the start of the week, potentially setting a near-term floor for prices ahead of the shoulder season contract month rolling off the board this week. The April New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) contract traded as low as $1.589/MMBtu Monday before moving higher, settling down 4.4 cents…

Natural gas futures were trading close to even early Tuesday, with the looming expiration of the April contract thus far failing to produce any fireworks amid depressed pricing at the front of the curve. The April Nymex contract was unchanged at $1.615/MMBtu as of 8:46 a.m. ET. May was off fractionally at $1.787. Analysts at…