CME/Nymex July gas futures lost 21.1?to close at $4.978/MMBtu.

摘要

Prices opened slightly lower today amid light overnight profit taking before climbing to an intraday high of $5.196 during morning trading. In the afternoon, sellers got busy cashing in their chips, sending July gas falling to an intraday low of $4.965 in the last few minutes of trading. From an economic perspective, the US Department of Commerce report showed that housing starts fell 10% to a 593,000 annual rate last month, suggesting that the economic rebound may falter. Weather-wise, widespread moderate to strong heat is forecast for the next two weeks over much of the Midwest, East and the South.