Natural Gas Market Update

Natural gas also for February NGG15, -1.18%  retreated 7 cents, or 2.3%, to $2.8710 per million British thermal units – the lowest settlement for a front-month contract since September 2012.

Elsewhere in energy trading, gasoline for February RBG5, -3.43%  declined 2 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $1.3376 a gallon on Nymex. February heating oil HOG5, +0.55%  dropped 3 cents, or 1.5%, to $1.6999 a gallon on Nymex.