January natural gas NGF15, +0.10% fell 8 cents, or 2%, to finish at $4 per million British thermal units, extending the contract’s more-than-6% plunge on Friday.
January gasoline RBF5, -0.58% rose 5 cents, or 2.9%, to $1.8810 a gallon on Nymex. January heating oil HOF5, -0.42% rose 5 cents, or 2.4%, to finish at $2.2124 a gallon also on Nymex.
U.S. crude-oil futures gained more than 4% Monday, recovering from five-year lows hit last week after OPEC decided to maintain production levels.
Light, sweet crude for January delivery CLF5, -0.74% rose $2.85, or 4.3%, to settle at $69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was oil’s largest percentage gain since August 2012, snapping a four-session losing streak.
January Brent crude LCOF5, -0.62% on London’s ICE Futures exchange rose $2.39, or 3.4%, to finish at $72.54 a barrel. That was Brent’s highest percentage gain since October 2012, and the gains put a stop to a five-session decline.
January platinum PLF5, -1.03% was up $30.30, or 2.5%, to $1,241.60, an ounce, while March palladium PAH5, -0.36% was off $5.20, or 0.6%, to $808.10 an ounce.
High-grade copper for March delivery HGH5, -0.60% gained 5 cents, or 1.8%, to $2.90 a pound.