
August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25) on Tuesday closed down by -0.072 (-2.11%).
Aug nat-gas prices on Tuesday moved sharply lower after weather forecasts cooled in the central and eastern US, which will reduce nat-gas demand from energy providers to power air-conditioning usage. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Tuesday that forecasts shifted cooler over the middle of the country for July 13-17 and cooler for the eastern half of the US for July 18-22.