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August natural gas is set to open 5 cents higher Monday morning at $2.85 as traders see no let-up in the pervasive heat and expected elevated levels of demand going forward. Overnight oil markets were mixed.

The expiring July natural gas futures contract is expected to open 10 cents higher Tuesday morning at $2.82 as weather forecasts shift to a re-emergence of warmer than normal patterns across much of the country. Overnight oil markets rebounded.

May natural gas is set to open 2 cents lower at $2.05 in spite of traders expecting a government report to show well below normal builds in inventory. Overnight oil markets rose.

May natural gas is set to open 2 cents lower at $2.05 in spite of traders expecting a government report to show well below normal builds in inventory. Overnight oil markets rose.

February natural gas is set to open 4 cents lower Wednesday morning at $2.33 as traders consolidate positions following two days of double-digit advances and also assess the longer-term supply outlook. Overnight oil markets retreated.

January natural gas is expected to open 8 cents higher Monday morning at $2.11 as the parade of unseasonably warm weather forecasts has abated and market technicians see a case for a market bottom. Overnight oil markets fell.

January natural gas is set to open 3 cents lower Wednesday morning at $2.20 as forecasters continue to see no immediate link to market-moving cold Canadian air trapped at higher latitudes. Overnight oil markets eased.

December natural gas is set to open 2 cents higher Friday morning at $2.38 as traders go back to their spreadsheets and ratchet down season-ending inventory expectations. Overnight oil markets were mixed.

November natural gas is set to open 4 cents higher Tuesday morning at $2.48 in spite of only minor adjustments to near-term weather outlooks and a looming record storage inventory. Overnight oil markets gained.