
April Nymex natural gas (NGJ26) on Thursday closed down by -0.041 (-1.43%).
April nat-gas prices tumbled to a 5-month nearest-futures low on Thursday and settled sharply lower. Gas prices retreated on Thursday on a below-average draw in weekly inventories and a warmer US weather outlook, potentially reducing nat-gas heating demand. Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories fell by -52 bcf for the week ended February 20, a much smaller draw than the five-year average for the week of -168 bcf.