After posting a 25-cent rally Thursday, the natural gas futures market cooled its jets Friday as almost equal amounts of profit-taking and commercial buying entered the trading pit. At the close the sellers had exerted a little more influence, resulting in a 4.7-cent decline and $5.596 settlement in the prompt April contract.
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Futures Erase Early Declines; May Manages 2.4-Cent Gain
Following an eight-day, 83-cent rally, the natural gas futures market appeared to cool its jets early Wednesday as traders liquidated long positions ahead of Thursday’s storage report and the Nymex holiday Friday. At 11:40 a.m., the May contract had tumbled all the way down to $5.495 from Tuesday’s close at $5.653, but that turned out to be the low for the day.
April 17, 2003
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