As one source had expected (see Daily GPI, March 4), the combination of Wednesday’s screen dive and generally mild weather forecasts resulted in spot market weakness Thursday. All points were close to united in recording drops from a dime to about a quarter; most were in the mid to upper teens.
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Murky Fundamentals Give Traders Little Direction
Natural gas futures were nearly unchanged at the close yesterdayas traders grappled with the conflicting fundamentals of storageand weather. By virtue of its 0.3-cent decline to settle at $2.285,January was the only futures contract month to lose ground. Incomparison, both the February contract and the 12-month strip wereup 0.6 cents for the session to $2.322 and $2.401 respectively.
December 10, 1999