Squeak

Natural gas futures had a good shot at posting another solid gain Friday but by the close of floor trading were barely able to squeak into the plus column. August futures rose by 0.1 cent to $3.669 after trading nearly 12 cents higher and September eked out a 0.3-cent gain to $3.816. All contracts past February 2010 settled lower. August crude oil posted a solid gain of $1.54 to $63.56/bbl.