NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 1 percent early on Wednesday, with the new front-month May contract reaching its highest mark in more than 18 months, amid lingering cold weather in consuming regions of the nation. As of 9:23 a.m. EDT, May natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 1 percent early on Wednesday, with the new front-month May contract reaching its highest mark in more than 18 months, amid lingering cold weather in consuming regions of the nation. As of 9:23 a.m. EDT, May natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures ended sharply higher on Tuesday after four straight losing sessions, with chilly weather forecasts for the next week and strong cash premiums to paper driving the April contract to a strong expiration.
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures edged higher early on Tuesday, but remained under last week's 18- month spot chart high ahead of the front month's expiration later in the day. The contract failed to close above $4 after poking through that level last week. As of 9:40 a.m. EDT, front-month April natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures edged higher early on Tuesday, but remained under last week's 18- month spot chart high ahead of the front month's expiration later in the day. The nearby contract broke through several key resistance levels on its run-up from a five-week low of $3.125 per million British thermal units hit in mid-February.
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures edged up on Tuesday after four straight losing sessions, with chilly weather forecasts for the next week and strong cash premiums to paper underpinning the April contract ahead of expiration later today.
NEW YORK, March 25- Front-month U.S. natural gas futures ended lower on Monday for a fourth straight session, pressured by profit-taking after upside momentum stalled ahead of key resistance despite cold weather that should force homeowners and businesses to turn up the heat.
NEW YORK, March 25- Front-month U.S. natural gas futures held modest gains on Monday, after three straight losing sessions, with cold weather this week and expectations for a supportive weekly inventory report on Thursday supporting prices. "It's still cold, but it looks like the worst of winter is just about over," a Texas- based trader said.
NEW YORK, March 25- U.S. natural gas futures rose 1 percent early on Monday to just under last week's 18- month spot chart high near $4 per million British thermal units as cold weather lingered in consuming regions of the nation. As of 9:49 a.m. EDT, front-month April natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
NEW YORK, March 25- U.S. natural gas futures rose 1 percent early on Monday to just under last week's 18- month spot chart high near $4 per million British thermal units as cold weather lingered in consuming regions of the nation. As of 9:28 a.m. EDT, front-month April natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Corn, natural gas also see strong buying. March 22- Hedge funds and other big speculators have taken their bullish bets on U.S. commodities back to a one-month high from a more than a one-year low, data showed on Friday, as they bought gold this week on fears of financial meltdown in Cyprus. Corn also saw strong hedge fund buying on worries over short supply in the grain.