Tuesday, May 2nd saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $2.257, six cents below Monday’s closing price of $2.318. Recording the intraday high of $2.262 within minutes of the open, the contract posted a gradual pull back throughout the day as weather forecasts remain comfortable in key demand areas. Crossing midday at $2.218 and marking the intraday low of $2.186 at 1:20PM, June closed lower on Tuesday at $2.214.
The EIA Natural Gas Storage Report is due out on Thursday at 10:30AM. The report is expected to show a 50 BCF injection to storage for the week ended April 28. This compares to a 77 BCF injection at this time last year and a five-year average injection amount of 78 BCF.
As of 6:50AM EST this morning in Globex, WTI Crude was down $2.27; Natural Gas was down three cents; Heating Oil was down six cents; and Gasoline was down six cents.
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