Natural gas futures eked out another gain – the fourth in a row – on Monday as robust cooling demand in Texas and surrounding states supported prices. With increased gas flowing south of the border into Mexico as well, the June Nymex gas futures contract edged up 6.2 cents to $2.791/MMBtu. At A Glance: Cooling…
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Futures Post Gains as Seasonal Bulls Make Appearance
In the back and forth battle occurring recently in natural gas futures the November contract logged a forth day on Wednesday as it gained 14.7 cents to close at $7.010. Despite signs that the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season is on course to be just as underwhelming as the previous year, some traders point to the market’s seasonal tendency to buy at this juncture.
EEI: New Record Electric Output Set
As high temperatures and humidity pushed heat indexes into thetriple digits, electric output for the week ending July 24 reached81,144 gigawatt hours (GWh), surpassing the previous record of80,335 GWh set last August, according to data collected by theEdison Electric Institute.