
Sep Nymex natural gas (NGU24) on Friday closed down -0.001 (-0.05%).
Sep nat-gas prices on Friday fell to a new 3-month nearest futures low and closed slightly lower. The outlook for cooler US weather that will curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning is weighing on prices. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Friday that the north-central and northeastern parts of the US are expected to have cooler temperatures for August 7-11. Nat-gas prices recovered most of their losses Friday after a fall in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 4-1/2 month low sparked short covering.