Tuesday, January 14th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $3.788, down $0.146 compared to Monday’s closing price of $3.934. Following another night of pre-session volatility, the contract looked to make up lost ground as traders focused on near-term frigid temps. Ascending to attain $3.894 at midday, prices peaked an intraday high of $4.059 at 12:55PM. February closed higher on Tuesday at $3.968.
The EIA Natural Gas Storage Report is due out Thursday at 10:30AM. The report is expected to show a 253 BCF withdrawal from storage for the week ended January 10. This compares to a 267 BCF withdrawal this time last year and a five-year average withdrawal amount of 128 BCF.
As of 6:50AM this morning in Globex, WTI Crude was up $0.140; Natural Gas was up $0.006; Heating Oil was up $0.025, and Gasoline was up $0.016.
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