Vertigo

After pushing the February contract up to a $6.51 high just after 11 a.m. (EST), gas futures traders encountered a little bit of vertigo in afternoon trading as the market crept lower instead of approaching $7. The prompt month settled 1.5 cents lower at $6.388, while March futures, poised to take over as prompt month in Thursday Access trading, closed down 2.3 cents at $6.421.