Gas Still Declining, but Nuclear Power Shortage May Lead to Improvement

CNBC reported that the majority of spot natural gas prices continued to decline for the third day in a row as a result of mild weather. Market players are hoping that upcoming nuclear power plant outages will stoke demand.

As quoted in the market news:

Gas for Wednesday delivery at the nation’s benchmark supply point Henry Hub in Louisiana slid 9 cents on average to $2.74 per million British thermal units, after slipping 11 cents on Monday for gas delivered on Tuesday.

On NYMEX, the front-month contract slid 9.2 cents, or more than 3 percent, to settle at $2.773. The front month has fallen nearly 10 percent in the past four sessions.

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