
January Nymex natural gas (NGF26) on Tuesday closed down by -0.126 (-3.14%).
Jan nat-gas prices retreated to a 7-week low on Tuesday and settled sharply lower. Since posting a 3-year high on December 5, nat-gas prices have been in freefall as warmer US weather has curbed heating demand and allowed nat-gas storage to rebuild. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Tuesday that much warmer-than-normal temperatures are expected over the western and southern US for December 21-25. Also, forecasts shifted warmer across most of the US for December 26-30.