March NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $3.360 on Wednesday, February 5th

Wednesday, February 5th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $3.204, down $0.049 compared to Tuesday’s closing price of $3.253. Recording the intraday low as markets opened, the contract reclaimed overnight losses by 10:00AM due to a bullish shift in forecasted February temperatures and the ongoing uncertainty regarding Trump’s tariffs. Crossing midday at $3.285, the contract rose to achieve an intraday high of $3.368 ahead of 2:30PM. March closed higher on Wednesday at $3.360.

The EIA Natural Gas Storage Report is due out Thursday at 10:30AM. The report is expected to show a 179 BCF withdrawal from storage for the week ended January 31. This compares to a 197 BCF withdrawal this time last year and a five-year average withdrawal amount of 174 BCF.

As of 7:50AM this morning in Globex, WTI Crude was up $0.320; Natural Gas was up $0.018; Heating Oil was up $0.002; and Gasoline was up $0.014.

                                                                                                       
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