February natural gas NGG15, +1.87% fell 12 cents, or 4%, to $2.8820 per million British thermal units. That was natural gas’s lowest finish since Sept. 24, 2012.
Elsewhere in energy trading, gasoline for February delivery RBG5, -3.43% fell 5 cents, or 3.6%, to settle at $1.3814 a gallon on Nymex. That was gasoline’s lowest settlement since April 1, 2009.
February heating oil HOG5, +0.43% declined 4.7 cents, or 2.6%, to $1.7492 a gallon, its lowest since Sept. 29, 2009. Both gasoline and heating-oil futures have declined for three straight sessions.
Oil futures fell Monday, stretching their losing streak to a third session and hitting their lowest levels in more than five years on concerns over a surging U.S. dollar and nagging worries of growing oil supplies.
Light, sweet crude for delivery in February CLG5, +0.30% fell $2.65, or 5%, to settle at $50.04 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices traded as low as $49.77 a barrel earlier in the session.
Elsewhere in the metals complex, silver for March delivery SIH5, -0.05% jumped 25 cents, or about 1.6%, to $16.02 an ounce. Platinum for April delivery PLJ5, +0.25% was up $1.50 to $1,205.40 an ounce, after gaining more than 1% earlier Monday.
Palladium for March delivery PAH5, +0.54% added 55 cents, or 0.1%, to reach $795.75 an ounce, paring a more-than-1% rise in earlier trading. High-grade copper for March delivery HGH5, +0.38% lost 4 cents to $2.78 a pound.
