Natural Gas Market Update

Losses in natural-gas prices worsened Thursday from earlier trading after the EIA reported a decline of 45 billion cubic feet in last week’s supplies. That was a bit less than the market expected. April natural gas NGJ15, +0.53%  fell 10.7 cents, or 3.7%, to end at $2.813 per million British thermal units.

Back on Nymex, petroleum products pulled back after a rally a day earlier. April gasoline RBJ5, -0.08% fell 2.5 cents, or 1.4%, to $1.774 a gallon and April heating oil HOJ5, -0.08%  ended at $1.722 a gallon, down 5 cents, or 2.8%.

Oil Market Update

Oil futures saw their third lowest settlement of the year on Thursday as traders fretted over record U.S. supplies and failed to see any real indications that crude output is headed for a significant decline.

Crude for delivery in April CLJ5, -0.14%  settled at $43.96 a barrel, down 70 cents, or 1.6%, on the New York Mercantile Exchange, giving up much of the 2.8% gain it scored a day earlier.

The May Brent LCOK5, +0.42%  crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange fell $1.48, or 2.7%, to $54.43 a barrel.

Platinum Market Update

In other Comex trading, April platinum PLJ5, +0.23%  rose $27, or 2.5%, to end at $1,119.60 an ounce, while June palladium PAM5, +0.37%  rose $1.15, or 0.2%, to $765.80 an ounce.

May copper HGK5, -0.23%  jumped nearly 9 cents, or 3.5%, to $2.66 a pound after posting losses over the past two sessions.