Illogical

Storage Withdrawals Likely Cause of Overall Softness

Both the cash and futures markets appeared to respond to influences in seemingly illogical ways Thursday. Despite strong prior-day screen support and spreading cold temperatures in northern market areas, cash prices fell at most points. And for the second Thursday in a row, prompt-month futures shrugged off an undeniably bearish storage report to post a strong gain.

November 2, 2007