Wandered

With Spring Fever March Wanders Off Small Cliff

The March contract wandered off a small cliff yesterday whileentering its final week on the board, as spring fever apparentlyreached the Nymex gas pit. The March contract opened with a hugegap lower to $2.555 before cascading down a total of 11.8 cents forthe day and closing at $2.515, slightly above its $2.490 low. TheApril contract closed down 10.6 cents to $2.544, and May dropped 9cents to $2.564.

February 23, 2000